French Disability Studies: Differences and Similarities

Autor: Isabelle Ville, Jean-François Ravaud
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, Vol 9, Iss 3-4, Pp 138-145 (2007)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1501-7419
1745-3011
DOI: 10.1080/15017410701685877
Popis: In the introduction to this special issue on French disability studies, the authors – guest editors for this issue – examine the gradual development of the field of disability in France, the heritage of a long history. According to the authors, the vitality of disability research in France is camouflaged by a certain number of particularities. Two hypotheses are put forward to explain the weak development, in France, of a research area specifically dedicated to disability research. The first hypothesis is based on the conception of equality under French republican universalism; the second is based on the particular way that research is organized in France. The terminological problems and the difficulties of translating the term “handicap” are also discussed. The introduction ends with a presentation of the various articles that make up this special issue.
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