The emancipation of disability studies in Portugal

Despite the interest of the social sciences in issues of exclusion and inequality, the question of disability, as a key issue of reflection, remains absent from many academic areas. The emergence of disability studies owes much to contexts in which the activism of disabled people has revealed the st...

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Published in:Disability & society 2014-06, Vol.29 (6), p.849-862
Main Authors: Fontes, Fernando, Martins, Bruno Sena, Hespanha, Pedro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic staff
Activism
Disability
Disability studies
Disabled persons
Emancipation
emancipatory disability research
Ethics
Inequality
Paradigms
People with disabilities
Physically Handicapped
Political culture
Politics
Portugal
Rights
social model
Social sciences
Sociopolitical factors
Structural change
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Summary:Despite the interest of the social sciences in issues of exclusion and inequality, the question of disability, as a key issue of reflection, remains absent from many academic areas. The emergence of disability studies owes much to contexts in which the activism of disabled people has revealed the structural conditions that oppress and neglect experiences of disability. Bearing in mind the specific features of the Portuguese socio-political environment, two lines of inquiry are developed in this text. Firstly, what are the challenges faced by Portuguese academics in making disability a central issue, enabling it to confront the silencing of the voices and experiences of disabled people in society? Secondly, how important is it for research to engage with an ethical and political paradigm that supports the rights of disabled people?
ISSN:0968-7599
1360-0508
DOI:10.1080/09687599.2014.880332