Resilience is often promoted as a boundary concept to integrate the social and natural
dimensions of sustainability. However, it is a troubled dialogue from which social scientists …

In this absorbing text by a leading writer and respected activist, theory, policy, historical
background and personal experience are combined to give readers a rich and illuminating …

The question 'what is citizenship?'is not an easy one to answer in any definitive way. This is
partly because it incorporates a number of different elements, reflecting two major political …

Disabled people experience profound discrimination and social disadvantage, but this has
not generated substantial interest among mainstream sociologists. Barnes, Mercer and …

Over the last forty years, the field of disability studies has emerged from the political activism
of disabled people. In this challenging review of the field, leading disability academic and …

* What is the relevance of feminist ideas for understanding women's experiences of
disability?* How can the social model of disability be developed theoretically?* What are the …

This powerful book presents a series of perspectives on the process of self-organisation of
disabled people which has taken place over the last thirty years. The 1980s saw a …

Se analizan las bases teóricas sobre las que se sustenta el concepto de educación
inclusiva así como la evolución de las reformas educativas hacia la inclusión. Se identifican …

The basic concepts of the" social" model were developed initially by the Union of the
Physically Impaired Against Segregation, an organization in the United Kingdom advocating …

A review and critique of models of disability is presented, tracing the development of
frameworks and classificatory instruments (International Classification of Impairments …