Open Borders and the Claims of Community

55 Pages Posted: 19 Jul 2010 Last revised: 6 Aug 2010

Date Written: 2010

Abstract

This paper considers seven sets of objections to the idea of open borders, all of them based on concern for the negative effects of free movement on community. I take up the objections under the following headings: 1) Bounded Justice 2) Sovereignty 3) Threats to National Security, Liberal Democratic Values, and Public Order 4) Priority for Compatriots 5) The Welfare State 6) Culture 7) Community Self-Determination and Collective Responsibility.

Keywords: immigration, open borders, global justice. cosmopolitanism

Suggested Citation

Carens, Joseph, Open Borders and the Claims of Community (2010). APSA 2010 Annual Meeting Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1642718

Joseph Carens (Contact Author)

University of Toronto ( email )

105 St George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8
Canada

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