David Laitin
David Laitin, PhD
- James T. Watkins IV and Elise V. Watkins Professor of Political Science
- Affiliated faculty at the Center for International Security and Cooperation
- Affiliated faculty at The Europe Center
Department of Political Science
Stanford University
Encina Hall, W423
Stanford, CA 94305-6044
(650) 725-9556 (voice)
(650) 723-1808 (fax)
Biography
David Laitin is the James T. Watkins IV and Elise V. Watkins Professor of Political Science and a co-director of the Immigration Policy Lab at Stanford. He has conducted field research in Somalia, Nigeria, Spain, Estonia and France. His principal research interest is on how culture – specifically, language and religion – guides political behavior. He is the author of “Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-heritage Societies” and a series of articles on immigrant integration, civil war and terrorism. Laitin received his BA from Swarthmore College and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.
