2026 Joseph H. Carens: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	32	967	874	38	38	88	9250

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Current World Ranking

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Political Science

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Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

Joseph H. Carens is currently affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. The primary focus of their research lies within the broad domain of Social Sciences, particularly emphasizing Sociology and Political Science as well as Political Science and International Relations. Their studies address core topics such as Migration, Refugees, and Integration; Political Philosophy and Ethics; Religion and Society Interactions; and Migration and Labor Dynamics.

Carens has contributed multiple scholarly articles in various academic journals. Notable recent publications include:

"Ethnocentric political theory, secularism and multiculturalism," 2020, Contemporary Political Theory
"EXTRANJEROS Y CIUDADANOS," 2020, Isonomía - Revista de teoría y filosofía del derecho
"Minutes of the Spring 2020 Council Meeting," 2020, PS Political Science & Politics
"Issue Information," 2020, Journal of Social Philosophy
"Associative democracy and the crises of representative democracies," 2024, Contemporary Political Theory

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Carens include Tariq Modood, Rainer Bauböck, Sune Lægaard, Gurpreet Mahajan, and Bhikhu Parekh. The researcher has published work in several notable venues, with multiple contributions in Contemporary Political Theory as well as in Isonomía - Revista de teoría y filosofía del derecho, PS Political Science & Politics, Journal of Social Philosophy, and Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy.

Carens has been recognized by the academic community and holds the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, an award received in 2015 under the Academy of Social Sciences. Their body of work demonstrates a consistent engagement with philosophical and political dimensions of migration, integration, and democratic theory.

Best Publications

Aliens and Citizens: The Case for Open Borders

Joseph H. Carens

2149
Citations
Culture, citizenship, and community : a contextual exploration of justice as evenhandedness

Joseph H. Carens

1394
Citations
The Ethics of Immigration

Joseph H. Carens

1305
Citations
Migration and Morality: A Liberal Egalitarian Perspective

Joseph Carens

453
Citations
Culture, Citizenship, and Community

Joseph H. Carens

265
Citations
PART III: Migration, Politics, and Ethics Realistic and Idealistic Approaches to the Ethics of Migration1

Joseph H. Carens

227
Citations
Who Should Get in? The Ethics of Immigration Admissions

Joseph H. Carens

216
Citations
The Rights of Irregular Migrants

Joseph H. Carens

199
Citations
Immigrants and the Right to Stay

Joseph H. Carens

199
Citations
The Integration of Immigrants

Joseph H. Carens

192
Citations
Live-in Domestics, Seasonal Workers, and Others Hard to Locate on the Map of Democracy*

Joseph H. Carens

181
Citations
A Contextual Approach to Political Theory

Joseph H. Carens

175
Citations
In defense birthright citizenship

Joseph H. Carens

145
Citations
Realistic and Idealistic Approaches to the Ethics of Migration.

Joseph H. Carens

132
Citations
Liberalism and Culture

Joseph H. Carens

119
Citations
The Danish Cartoon Affair: Free Speech, Racism, Islamism, and Integration

Tariq Modood;Randall Hansen;Erik Bleich;Brendan O'Leary

111
Citations
Is Quebec Nationalism Just?: Perspectives from Anglophone Canada

Joseph H. Carens

109
Citations
The Ethical Dilemmas of International Human Rights and Humanitarian NGOs: Relections on a Dialogue Between Practitioners and Theorists

Daniel Bell;Joseph H. Carens

99
Citations
Rights and Duties in an Egalitarian Society

Joseph H. Carens

98
Citations
Reconsidering open borders

Joseph H. Carens

90
Citations
Equality, moral incentives, and the market : an essay in Utopian politico-economic theory

Robert E. Goodin;Joseph H. Carens

62
Citations
Compensatory Justice and Social Institutions

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46
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Rainer Bauböck European University Institute

Tariq Modood University of Bristol

Erik Bleich Middlebury College

Bhikhu Parekh University of Hull

Randall Hansen University of Toronto

Robert E. Goodin Australian National University

Brendan O'Leary University of Pennsylvania

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