The Changing Disability Policy System - 9780367595197

Taylor & Francis

The Changing Disability Policy SystemActive Citizenship and Disability in Europe Volume 1\nAuthor(s): Rune Halvorsen, Bjrn Hvinden, Jerome Bickenbach, Delia Ferri, Ana Marta Guilln Rodriguez\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367595197, 978-0367595197\nSynopsis\nBeing 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 ones 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?\n\nThe Changing Disability Policy System: Active Citizenshi.