Michael J Prince

Absent Citizens

Disability Politics and Policy in Canada

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing together elements from feminist studies, political science, public administration, sociology, and urban studies, Michael J. Prince examines mechanisms of exclusion and inclusion, public attitudes on disability, and policy-making processes in the context of disability.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780802096302
• ISBN-10: 0802096301
• Artikelnr.: 26816157

Autorenporträt

Michael J. Prince is the Lansdowne professor of Social Policy in the Faculty of Human and Social Development at the University of Victoria.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: Disability, Politics, and Citizenship
Part One: Ambiguities, Exclusions, and Divisions
1 Pride and Prejudice: Canadian Ambivalence toward Inclusion
2 City Life and the Politics of Strangers
3 Social Stratification, the State, and Disability
Part Two: Capacities, Engagements, and Inclusions
4 Mainstreaming Disabilities in Public Policies
5 The Canadian Disability Community: Five Arenas of Social Action and
Capacity
6 From Barriers to Ballots: Participating in Electoral Systems
7 Engaging in Policy Development Processes
Part Three: Conclusions
8 Policing Citizenship: Towards a Fuller Measure of Equality
9 The Policy Record and Reform Agenda
Notes
References
Index