Alesha Porisky

Alesha Porisky

University of Toronto

H-index: 4

North America-Canada

About Alesha Porisky

Alesha Porisky, With an exceptional h-index of 4 and a recent h-index of 4 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Toronto, specializes in the field of comparative politics, development, social protection, cash transfers, inclusive citizenship.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Cash transfers after electoral violence: A case study of citizen‐state relations in Nakuru, Kenya

Insiders, Outsiders, and Credible Visitors in Research

Introduction to special issue: States, citizens and social protection in Africa

Kenya’s ‘Universal’social pension: The politics of registration in Marsabit County

Description as the Basis for Conceptualization and Inquiry: Studying Perceptions and Practices of Citizenship in Tanzania and Kenya

The politics of social protection in Kenya: State capacity, political competition and social pension registration in Marsabit County

Social protection and state–society relations in environments of low and uneven state capacity

The State at the Margins: The Politics of State Social Assistance and Citizenship in Rural Kenya and Tanzania

Alesha Porisky Information

University

Position

PhD Candidate

Citations(all)

58

Citations(since 2020)

57

Cited By

3

hIndex(all)

4

hIndex(since 2020)

4

i10Index(all)

2

i10Index(since 2020)

2

Email

University Profile Page

University of Toronto

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Alesha Porisky Skills & Research Interests

comparative politics

development

social protection

cash transfers

inclusive citizenship

Top articles of Alesha Porisky

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Cash transfers after electoral violence: A case study of citizen‐state relations in Nakuru, Kenya

Social Policy & Administration

Alesha Porisky

Tyson Odoo Juma

2023

Insiders, Outsiders, and Credible Visitors in Research

PS: Political Science & Politics

Alesha Porisky

Aarie Glas

2023/1

Introduction to special issue: States, citizens and social protection in Africa

Social Policy & Administration

Jeremy Seekings

Alesha Porisky

Sophie Plagerson

Marianne S Ulriksen

2023/11

Kenya’s ‘Universal’social pension: The politics of registration in Marsabit County

World Development

Alesha Porisky

Tahira Shariff Mohamed

Patrick Mutinda Muthui

2023/4/1

Description as the Basis for Conceptualization and Inquiry: Studying Perceptions and Practices of Citizenship in Tanzania and Kenya

Alesha Porisky

2022/4/22

The politics of social protection in Kenya: State capacity, political competition and social pension registration in Marsabit County

Tahira Shariff Mohamed

Alesha Porisky

Patrick Mutinda Muthui

2021

Social protection and state–society relations in environments of low and uneven state capacity

Arthur Alik-Lagrange

Sarah K Dreier

Milli Lake

Alesha Porisky

2021/5/11

The State at the Margins: The Politics of State Social Assistance and Citizenship in Rural Kenya and Tanzania

Alesha Porisky

2021

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Co-Authors

H-index: 46
jeremy seekings

jeremy seekings

University of Cape Town

H-index: 15
Marianne S Ulriksen

Marianne S Ulriksen

University of Johannesburg

H-index: 8
Sarah K. Dreier

Sarah K. Dreier

University of Washington

H-index: 7
Aarie Glas

Aarie Glas

Northern Illinois University

H-index: 5
Tanya Whyte

Tanya Whyte

University of Toronto

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