Shifting the Balance of Power: The Strategic Use of the CRPD by Disabled People’s Organizations in Securing ‘a Seat at the Table’
The article highlights how the strategic use of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by disabled people’s organizations (DPOs) in Iceland has produced a shift in the balance of power with regard to how, and by whom, disability legislation and policy in Iceland i...
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| description | The article highlights how the strategic use of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by disabled people’s organizations (DPOs) in Iceland has produced a shift in the balance of power with regard to how, and by whom, disability legislation and policy in Iceland is developed. The article draws on a study examining the last stages of a consultative process between representatives of DPOs and policymakers in Iceland leading up to the adoption, in May of 2018, of core disability legislation, Laws pertaining to services for disabled people with long-term support needs (No. 38/2018). It examines the process from the perspective of representatives of DPOs through in-depth interviews and document analysis. This article draws on critical theory and the human rights approach in its analysis, with a particular emphasis on the roadmap to the coproduction of policy provided by the CRPD and the UN CRPD Committee through the issuance of guidance to States Parties to the Convention. It draws attention to the DPOs’ ongoing refocusing of their strategies, and their emphasis on harnessing the rights contained in the CRPD to gain recognition of their right to participation in the coproduction of policy and in changing process norms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-102186e0738b415cbfd11892e551c9cd2022-12-22T02:57:36ZengMDPI AGLaws2075-471X2019-05-01821110.3390/laws8020011laws8020011Shifting the Balance of Power: The Strategic Use of the CRPD by Disabled People’s Organizations in Securing ‘a Seat at the Table’Laufey Löve0Rannveig Traustadóttir1James Rice2Centre for Disability Studies, Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, IcelandCentre for Disability Studies, Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, IcelandCentre for Disability Studies, Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, IcelandThe article highlights how the strategic use of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by disabled people’s organizations (DPOs) in Iceland has produced a shift in the balance of power with regard to how, and by whom, disability legislation and policy in Iceland is developed. The article draws on a study examining the last stages of a consultative process between representatives of DPOs and policymakers in Iceland leading up to the adoption, in May of 2018, of core disability legislation, Laws pertaining to services for disabled people with long-term support needs (No. 38/2018). It examines the process from the perspective of representatives of DPOs through in-depth interviews and document analysis. This article draws on critical theory and the human rights approach in its analysis, with a particular emphasis on the roadmap to the coproduction of policy provided by the CRPD and the UN CRPD Committee through the issuance of guidance to States Parties to the Convention. It draws attention to the DPOs’ ongoing refocusing of their strategies, and their emphasis on harnessing the rights contained in the CRPD to gain recognition of their right to participation in the coproduction of policy and in changing process norms.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/8/2/11Convention on the Rights of Persons Disabilities (CRPD)disabilitydisabled people’s organizations (DPOs)human rights approachcritical disability studiesco-production of policy |
| spellingShingle | Laufey Löve Rannveig Traustadóttir James Rice Shifting the Balance of Power: The Strategic Use of the CRPD by Disabled People’s Organizations in Securing ‘a Seat at the Table’ Laws Convention on the Rights of Persons Disabilities (CRPD) disability disabled people’s organizations (DPOs) human rights approach critical disability studies co-production of policy |
| title | Shifting the Balance of Power: The Strategic Use of the CRPD by Disabled People’s Organizations in Securing ‘a Seat at the Table’ |
| title_full | Shifting the Balance of Power: The Strategic Use of the CRPD by Disabled People’s Organizations in Securing ‘a Seat at the Table’ |
| title_fullStr | Shifting the Balance of Power: The Strategic Use of the CRPD by Disabled People’s Organizations in Securing ‘a Seat at the Table’ |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shifting the Balance of Power: The Strategic Use of the CRPD by Disabled People’s Organizations in Securing ‘a Seat at the Table’ |
| title_short | Shifting the Balance of Power: The Strategic Use of the CRPD by Disabled People’s Organizations in Securing ‘a Seat at the Table’ |
| title_sort | shifting the balance of power the strategic use of the crpd by disabled people s organizations in securing a seat at the table |
| topic | Convention on the Rights of Persons Disabilities (CRPD) disability disabled people’s organizations (DPOs) human rights approach critical disability studies co-production of policy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/8/2/11 |
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