Bibliograph

Active citizenship and disability in Europe, edited by Rune Halvorsen, Bjørn Hvinden, Jerome Bickenbach, Delia Ferri, and Ana Marta Guillén Rodriguez

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Active citizenship and disability in Europe, edited by Rune Halvorsen, Bjørn Hvinden, Jerome Bickenbach, Delia Ferri, and Ana Marta Guillén Rodriguez

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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index present

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non fiction

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Active citizenship and disability in Europe

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bibliography

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990094208

Responsibility statement

edited by Rune Halvorsen, Bjørn Hvinden, Jerome Bickenbach, Delia Ferri, and Ana Marta Guillén Rodriguez

Series statement

Routledge advances in disability studies

Summary

Being an 'active citizen' involves exercising social rights and duties, enjoying choice and autonomy, and participating in political decision-making processes which are of importance for one’s life. Amid the new challenges facing contemporary welfare states, debate over just how ‘active’ citizens can and ought to be has redoubled. Presenting research from the first major comparative and cross-national study of active citizenship and disability in Europe, this book analyses the consequences of ongoing changes in Europe – what opportunities do persons with disabilities have to exercise Active Citizenship? --, Provided by publisher

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Volume 1. The, changing disability policy system --

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