Citizenship: Reflections on a Relevant but Ambivalent Concept for Persons with Disabilities
(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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- Waldschmidt, Anne and Sepulchre, Marie LU
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- 2019
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- Contribution to journal
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- citizenship, political theory, disability policy, human rights, nationality
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- Disability & Society
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- 421 - 448
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- Routledge
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- scopus:85059740898
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- 0968-7599
- DOI
- 10.1080/09687599.2018.1543580
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- English
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