Disability and conflict: exploring how the peace process in Northern Ireland assesses and addresses the needs of persons with disabilities |
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| Authors: | Stephanie Kerr |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Ottawa, Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.skerr049@uottawa.ca |
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| Abstract: | This article suggests that attempts to address the needs of persons with disabilities in the post-conflict setting have been largely characterized by a medicalized understanding of disability. In so doing, it neglects an assessment and comprehensive attempt to address the impact of structural and cultural violence on the opportunities and quality of life of persons with disabilities. Accordingly, the article suggests an elicitive approach to post-conflict efforts informed by the social model of disability to better assess and address the needs of persons with disabilities in a post-conflict society. |
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| Keywords: | peace-building social model of disability Northern Ireland conflict conflict resolution |
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