Overview

Disability exists in the shadows of public awareness and at the periphery of policy making. People with disabilities are, in many respects, missing from the theories and practices of social rights, political participation, employment, and civic membership. Absent Citizens brings to light these chronic deficiencies in Canadian society and emphasizes the effects that these omissions have on the lives of citizens with disabilities. 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. Absent Citizens also considers social activism and civic engagements by people with disabilities and disability community organizations, highlighting presence rather than absence and advocating both inquiry and action to ameliorate the marginalization of an often overlooked segment of the Canadian population.

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Author:   Michael J. Prince
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9780802096302

ISBN 10:   0802096301
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   22 April 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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

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Prince offers a compelling perspective, a deep and though political analysis, and a number of intriguing propositions for engaging disability studies academy and the disability advocacy movement towards full citizenship. -- Mary Ann McColl, Journal of Social Policy, vol 39:04:10

Author Information

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

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