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Stina Melander, foto.

Stina Melander

Universitetslektor

Stina Melander, foto.

The Personal is Political – And Then What? Ideology, Representation, and Legitimacy in a Swedish Disability Organisation

Författare

  • Oskar Krantz
  • Stina Melander
  • Julia Bahner

Summary, in English

Background: Who can or cannot claim to represent other members within the disability rights movement has been discussed for decades, mainly concerning being disabled as an eligibility prerequisite. Aim(s): The aim is to analyse arguments concerning representational claims within a Swedish disability rights organisation (DHR, Disability Human Rights). Method: Every member of DHR was given the opportunity to answer three open-ended questions. Answers were subjected to a qualitative content analysis. Results: Two main dimensions of arguments were found. The ideological dimension legitimises representation through lived experience or a human rights approach. The pragmatic dimension legitimises representation through relational claims or organisational necessities. Further analysis revealed a paradox: When a representative is required to have a body with certain characteristics, other knowledge-related aspects risk devaluation. Conclusion(s): Paradoxically, the organisation has a goal of rendering impairment irrelevant in society, while rendering impairment a main issue when electing representatives.

Avdelning/ar

  • Statsvetenskapliga institutionen
  • Civilt samhälle och sociala rörelser
  • Socialhögskolan

Publiceringsår

2023-06-21

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

198-211

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volym

25

Issue

1

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Taylor & Francis

Ämne

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
  • Social Work
  • Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalization Studies)

Nyckelord

  • Disability rights organisation
  • elected representative
  • representation
  • Sweden

Aktiv

Published

Projekt

  • Representation in the digital era: Democratic consequences of changing engagement in the Swedish disability movement

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1501-7419