Absent Citizens

Disability Politics and Policy in Canada

Michael J. Prince

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University of Toronto Press
22 April 2009

Disability: social aspects; Social discrimination; Sociology; Social security & welfare law

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.

By: Michael J. Prince
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 151mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9780802096302
ISBN 10: 0802096301
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 22 April 2009
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael J. Prince is the Lansdowne professor of Social Policy in the Faculty of Human and Social Development at the University of Victoria.

Reviews for Absent Citizens: Disability Politics and Policy in Canada

Prince offers a compelling perspective, a deep and though political analysis, and a number of intriguing propositions for engaging disability studies academy and the disability advocacy movement towards full citizenship. -- Mary Ann McColl, Journal of Social Policy, vol 39:04:10