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Tensions and Unity in the Struggle for Citizenship: Swedish Disability Rights Activists Claim ‘Full Participation! Now!

Sepulchre, Marie LU (2018) In Disability & Society 33(4). p.539-561
Abstract
This article analyses the claims of contemporary disability
rights activists mobilising in a context where de facto second-
class citizenship co-exists with legal and political declarations
about the rights of disabled people. As an empirical case,
it focuses on the blog ‘Full Participation.Now’, which was
initiated by disability rights activists in Sweden. Drawing upon
citizenship research, the article points to the tensions and
dilemmas featuring the bloggers’ demand for participation
and equality, as well as the challenges relative to their struggle.
Although the bloggers formulate contrasting arguments, the
article highlights that the activists share a common aspiration
for ‘full citizenship’.
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disability, citizenship, activism, rights, digital media, Sweden
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Disability & Society
volume
33
issue
4
pages
539 - 561
publisher
Routledge
external identifiers
  • scopus:85042904472
ISSN
0968-7599
DOI
10.1080/09687599.2018.1440194
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English
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
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  series       = {{Disability & Society}},
  title        = {{Tensions and Unity in the Struggle for Citizenship: Swedish Disability Rights Activists Claim ‘Full Participation! Now!}},
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  doi          = {{10.1080/09687599.2018.1440194}},
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