Andrew Power, Janet E. Lord, Allison S. DeFranco

Gebundenes Buch

Active Citizenship and Disability

Beschreibung

Provides an international comparative study of the implementation of disability rights law and policy focused on the emerging principles of self-determination and personalisation. It explores how these principles have been enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and how different jurisdictions have implemented them.

Autor

Andrew Power is a Lecturer in Geography and Environment at the University of Southampton in the UK. He previously worked as a Researcher at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, National University of Ireland, Galway, where he undertook the fieldwork for this study. His research interests in the field of disability law include independent living, supported decision making and family caregiver policy. Previous research work has included an ESRC postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Health Research at the University of Lancaster. At Southampton, he currently researches and teaches across a range of areas including social justice, welfare and rights.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 524
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 832g
• ISBN-13: 9781107029910
• ISBN-10: 1107029910
• Artikelnr.: 36956110