Priestley, M orcid.org/0000-0002-7292-6115, Stickings, M, Loja, E et al. (4 more authors) (2016) The political participation of disabled people in Europe: Rights, accessibility and activism. Electoral Studies, 42. pp. 1-9. ISSN 0261-3794
Abstract
This paper provides the first systematic cross-national assessment of disabled people’s electoral and political participation, based on research in the 28 Member States of the European Union and in the context of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. A mixed methods approach included policy analysis, information requests to national experts and secondary analysis of European survey data. The evidence populated indicators which suggest four lines of action: (a) lifting legal and administrative barriers; (b) raising awareness; (c) making political participation more accessible; (c) expanding participation opportunities in public life. Civil society organizations as well as public institutions have an important role to play as change agents in this regard.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016, Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper accepted for publication in Electoral Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Disability; European Union; human rights; political participation; accessibility; social indicators |
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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) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EU - European Union Not Known |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2016 16:54 |
Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2020 15:39 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2016.01.009 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.electstud.2016.01.009 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:94068 |