Priestley, M, Waddington, L and Bessozi, C (2010) New priorities for disability research in Europe: towards a user-led agenda. ALTER - European Journal of Disability Research / Revue Européenne de Recherche sur le Handicap, 4 (4). 239 - 255. ISSN 1875-0672
Abstract
This paper presents findings from participatory action research with disabled people's organisations in European countries. The project 'European Research Agendas for Disability Equality' (EuRADE) sought to engage civil society organisations as agents of change in influencing future priorities for European disability research. The paper examines findings from a consultation with 68 organisations in 25 countries and illustrates how the research priorities identified by representative organisations of disabled people were used to impact on European-level research funding. The findings demonstrate the potential for mainstreaming and targeting disability issues in research that will have an impact on the lives of Europe’s 65 million disabled people, using social model and rights-based approaches. They also demonstrate how effective partnership between academia and activism adds to the social relevance and impact of research practice.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2010. Elsevier. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in ALTER - European Journal of Disability Research. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in ALTER - European Journal of Disability Research, 4,4(2010) doi:10.1016/j.alter.2010.07.001 |
Keywords: | disability; Europe; participatory research |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Sociology and Social Policy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jan 2015 12:15 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2015 12:15 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.alter.2010.07.001 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier Masson |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.alter.2010.07.001 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:82525 |