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Joseph H. Carens FRSC (born 1945) is a Canadian-American political scientist. He is a professor at the University of Toronto. His research interests are mainly focused on contemporary political theory, especially on issues related to immigration and political community. Carens is an advocate of open borders, and an ethical theorist in the field of immigration.

Early life and education

Carens was born in the United States as a descendant of Irish Catholic immigrants. He was educated at the College of the Holy Cross, where he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy in 1966. He then attended Yale University, where he obtained a M.Phil. in religious studies in 1970 then a second M.Phil. in political science in 1972. In 1977, he received his Ph.D. from Yale. In 1985, Carens immigrated to Canada from the United States and earned dual citizenship.

Partial bibliography

  • The Ethics of Immigration (Oxford, 2013)
  • Immigrants and the Right to Stay (Boston Review/MIT, 2010)
  • Culture, Citizenship, and Community: A Contextual Exploration of Justice as Evenhandedness (Oxford, 2000)
  • Equality, Moral Incentives, and the Market: An Essay in Utopian Politico-Economic Theory (Chicago, 1981)
  • Democracy and Possessive Individualism: The Intellectual Legacy of C.B. Macpherson (Editor) (SUNY Press, 1993)
  • Is Quebec Nationalism Just? Perspectives from Anglophone Canada (Editor) (McGill-Queen's University Press, 1995)

Further reading

References

  1. Gibney, Matthew (31 October 2014). "The Ethics of Immigration. By Joseph H. Carens". Migration Studies. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
  2. Center for Immigration Studies
  3. "Joseph Carens - Opinionator - The New York Times". archive.nytimes.com. 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
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