Critical theory and Independent Living

Teodor Mladenov

doi:10.7765/9781526175168

Critical theory and Independent Living

Teodor Mladenov (Lead / Corresponding author)

Education and Society

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Abstract

Critical theory and Independent Living explores intersections between contemporary critical theory and disabled people's struggle for self-determination. The book highlights the affinities between the Independent Living movement and studies of epistemic injustice, biopower, and psychopower. It discusses in depth the activists' critical engagement with welfare-state paternalism, neoliberal marketisation, and familialism. This helps develop a pioneering comparison between various welfare regimes grounded in Independent Living advocacy. The book draws on the activism of disabled people from the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) by developing case studies of the ENIL's campaigning for deinstitutionalisation and personal assistance. It is argued that this work helps rethink independence as a form of interdependence, and that this reframing is pivotal for critical theorising in the twenty-first century.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Manchester
Publisher	Manchester University Press
Number of pages	216
ISBN (Electronic)	9781526175168
ISBN (Print)	9781526175151
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526175168
Publication status	Published - 19 Dec 2024

Publication series

Name	Critical Theory and Contemporary Society
Publisher	Manchester University Press

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

Critical Theory
social policy
disability studies
independent living
welfare state
social theory

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Social Sciences
General Arts and Humanities
General Medicine

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