Absent Citizens

by Prince, Michael J.

• ISBN13: 9780802096302
• ISBN10: 0802096301
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-09
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction: Disability, Politics, and Citizenship	p. 3
Ambiguities, Exclusions, and Divisions
Pride and Prejudice: Canadian Ambivalence towards Inclusion	p. 31
City Life and the Politics of Strangers	p. 51
Social Stratification, the State, and Disability	p. 68
Capacities, Engagements, and Inclusions
Mainstreaming Disabilities in Public Policies	p. 91
The Canadian Disability Community: Five Arenas of Social Action and Capacity	p. 112
From Barriers to Ballots: Participating in Electoral Systems	p. 134
Engaging in Policy Development Processes	p. 155
Conclusions
Politicizing Citizenship: Towards a Fuller Measure of Equality	p. 179
The Policy Record and Reform Agenda	p. 199
Notes	p. 227
References	p. 235
Index	p. 257
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