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Citizenship: Reflections on a Relevant but Ambivalent Concept for Persons with Disabilities

Waldschmidt, Anne and Sepulchre, Marie LU (2019) In Disability & Society p.421-448
Abstract
This article examines the significance of citizenship with
respect to disability. The article first highlights the idea
of citizenship as ‘social contract’.Thismeans the pos-
session of civil, political, economic, cultural and social
rights as well as the exercise of duties in society. Due
to societal barriers, many disabled persons have difficul-
ties fulfilling citizenship roles. Further, this article draws
on citizenship theories; it examines three types of citi-
zenship participation – the social citizen, the autono-
mous citizen and the political citizen – and discusses
their promises and ableist implications. To counterbal-
ance the exclusionary aspects of citizenship, we argue
that... (More)
This article examines the significance of citizenship with
respect to disability. The article first highlights the idea
of citizenship as ‘social contract’.Thismeans the pos-
session of civil, political, economic, cultural and social
rights as well as the exercise of duties in society. Due
to societal barriers, many disabled persons have difficul-
ties fulfilling citizenship roles. Further, this article draws
on citizenship theories; it examines three types of citi-
zenship participation – the social citizen, the autono-
mous citizen and the political citizen – and discusses
their promises and ableist implications. To counterbal-
ance the exclusionary aspects of citizenship, we argue
that human rights prove important. At the same time,
human rights are more easily proclaimed than enforced
and citizenship remains a precondition for effectively
implementing human rights. The article concludes that
citizenship is a relevant but also ambivalent concept
when it comes to disability; it calls for a critical under-
standing of citizenship in Disability Studies. (Less)
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10.1080/09687599.2018.1543580
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  abstract     = {{This article examines the significance of citizenship with<br/>respect to disability. The article first highlights the idea<br/>of citizenship as ‘social contract’.Thismeans the pos-<br/>session of civil, political, economic, cultural and social<br/>rights as well as the exercise of duties in society. Due<br/>to societal barriers, many disabled persons have difficul-<br/>ties fulfilling citizenship roles. Further, this article draws<br/>on citizenship theories; it examines three types of citi-<br/>zenship participation – the social citizen, the autono-<br/>mous citizen and the political citizen – and discusses<br/>their promises and ableist implications. To counterbal-<br/>ance the exclusionary aspects of citizenship, we argue<br/>that human rights prove important. At the same time,<br/>human rights are more easily proclaimed than enforced<br/>and citizenship remains a precondition for effectively<br/>implementing human rights. The article concludes that<br/>citizenship is a relevant but also ambivalent concept<br/>when it comes to disability; it calls for a critical under-<br/>standing of citizenship in Disability Studies.}},
  author       = {{Waldschmidt, Anne and Sepulchre, Marie}},
  issn         = {{0968-7599}},
  keywords     = {{citizenship; political theory; disability policy; human rights; nationality}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{421--448}},
  publisher    = {{Routledge}},
  series       = {{Disability & Society}},
  title        = {{Citizenship: Reflections on a Relevant but Ambivalent Concept for Persons with Disabilities}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2018.1543580}},
  doi          = {{10.1080/09687599.2018.1543580}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}