Human Rights Based Approach to Disability in Development in Uganda: A Way to Fill the Gap between Political and Social Spaces?
Human rights have become one of the key concepts both in theory and practice of disability studies. The trend is applicable also to the discourse of disability in development: disability in “developing countries”. This paper investigates both the theory and practice of human rights based approach to...
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| author | Hisayo Katsui Jukka Kumpuvuori |
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| description | Human rights have become one of the key concepts both in theory and practice of disability studies. The trend is applicable also to the discourse of disability in development: disability in “developing countries”. This paper investigates both the theory and practice of human rights based approach to disability in development. The case study is on Uganda, which has succeeded in creating political space for persons with disabilities while their social space has not been developed as much. Both interviews and literature reviews illustrate the argument. On the basis of the findings from the Ugandan case, we analyse the gap between political and social spaces from the perspective of the human rights based approach, and summarize the significances of the approach to disability in development, and also the challenges in its operationalisation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f26f9cd495114ff293d0b5170cec7d5c2023-09-02T20:34:33ZengStockholm University PressScandinavian Journal of Disability Research1501-74191745-30112008-10-0110422723610.1080/15017410802410084232Human Rights Based Approach to Disability in Development in Uganda: A Way to Fill the Gap between Political and Social Spaces?Hisayo Katsui0Jukka Kumpuvuori1Institute for Human Rights at Åbo Akademi University, FinlandInstitute for Human Rights at Åbo Akademi University, FinlandHuman rights have become one of the key concepts both in theory and practice of disability studies. The trend is applicable also to the discourse of disability in development: disability in “developing countries”. This paper investigates both the theory and practice of human rights based approach to disability in development. The case study is on Uganda, which has succeeded in creating political space for persons with disabilities while their social space has not been developed as much. Both interviews and literature reviews illustrate the argument. On the basis of the findings from the Ugandan case, we analyse the gap between political and social spaces from the perspective of the human rights based approach, and summarize the significances of the approach to disability in development, and also the challenges in its operationalisation.https://www.sjdr.se/articles/302Human rights based approach, political space, social space, development, Uganda |
| spellingShingle | Hisayo Katsui Jukka Kumpuvuori Human Rights Based Approach to Disability in Development in Uganda: A Way to Fill the Gap between Political and Social Spaces? Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research Human rights based approach, political space, social space, development, Uganda |
| title | Human Rights Based Approach to Disability in Development in Uganda: A Way to Fill the Gap between Political and Social Spaces? |
| title_full | Human Rights Based Approach to Disability in Development in Uganda: A Way to Fill the Gap between Political and Social Spaces? |
| title_fullStr | Human Rights Based Approach to Disability in Development in Uganda: A Way to Fill the Gap between Political and Social Spaces? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human Rights Based Approach to Disability in Development in Uganda: A Way to Fill the Gap between Political and Social Spaces? |
| title_short | Human Rights Based Approach to Disability in Development in Uganda: A Way to Fill the Gap between Political and Social Spaces? |
| title_sort | human rights based approach to disability in development in uganda a way to fill the gap between political and social spaces |
| topic | Human rights based approach, political space, social space, development, Uganda |
| url | https://www.sjdr.se/articles/302 |
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