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Active citizenship for persons with psychosocial disabilities in Sweden

Lindqvist, Rafael and Sepulchre, Marie LU (2016) In Alter - European Journal of Disability Research 10(2). p.124-136
Abstract
As it is the case in many European countries, psychosocial disabil-
ities have become an important concern in Sweden. Persons with
psychosocial disabilities’ experiences of various societal domains
such as school, work, family life, leisure activities and contact
with welfare agencies need a complex analysis which takes into
account both personal and contextual factors. This article draws on
15 interviews with informants with psychosocial disabilities and
discusses their experiences and the difficulties that theymetduring
their lives. These experiences are conceptualised with the frame-
work of “active citizenship” developed by Hvinden et al. (2016),
which distinguishes three core dimensions of active... (More)
As it is the case in many European countries, psychosocial disabil-
ities have become an important concern in Sweden. Persons with
psychosocial disabilities’ experiences of various societal domains
such as school, work, family life, leisure activities and contact
with welfare agencies need a complex analysis which takes into
account both personal and contextual factors. This article draws on
15 interviews with informants with psychosocial disabilities and
discusses their experiences and the difficulties that theymetduring
their lives. These experiences are conceptualised with the frame-
work of “active citizenship” developed by Hvinden et al. (2016),
which distinguishes three core dimensions of active citizenship:
security, influence and autonomy. The empirically grounded article
discusses the opportunities and barriers that encourage or hamper
persons with psychosocial disabilities to be active citizens in the
Swedish welfare state and underlines some of the main challenges
that stand in the way of their “full and effective participation in
society” (CRPD, article 1). (Less)
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Active citizenship, Welfare system, Sweden, CRPD, Life course, Psychosocial disabilities
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Alter - European Journal of Disability Research
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124 - 136
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1875-0672
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10.1016/j.alter.2016.03.004
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  abstract     = {{As it is the case in many European countries, psychosocial disabil-<br/>ities have become an important concern in Sweden. Persons with<br/>psychosocial disabilities’ experiences of various societal domains<br/>such as school, work, family life, leisure activities and contact<br/>with welfare agencies need a complex analysis which takes into<br/>account both personal and contextual factors. This article draws on<br/>15 interviews with informants with psychosocial disabilities and<br/>discusses their experiences and the difficulties that theymetduring<br/>their lives. These experiences are conceptualised with the frame-<br/>work of “active citizenship” developed by Hvinden et al. (2016),<br/>which distinguishes three core dimensions of active citizenship:<br/>security, influence and autonomy. The empirically grounded article<br/>discusses the opportunities and barriers that encourage or hamper<br/>persons with psychosocial disabilities to be active citizens in the<br/>Swedish welfare state and underlines some of the main challenges<br/>that stand in the way of their “full and effective participation in<br/>society” (CRPD, article 1).}},
  author       = {{Lindqvist, Rafael and Sepulchre, Marie}},
  issn         = {{1875-0672}},
  keywords     = {{Active citizenship; Welfare system; Sweden; CRPD; Life course; Psychosocial disabilities}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{124--136}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Alter - European Journal of Disability Research}},
  title        = {{Active citizenship for persons with psychosocial disabilities in Sweden}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.alter.2016.03.004}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.alter.2016.03.004}},
  volume       = {{10}},
  year         = {{2016}},
}