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Polityka publiczna wobec niepełnosprawności - propozycje perspektyw teoretycznych
Public policy towards disability - theoretical approaches

Author(s): Paweł Kubicki
Subject(s): Politics, Public Administration, Public Law, Sociology
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: public policy; social policy; disability; persons with disabilities

Summary/Abstract: The text points out the need for significant changes in the disability policies, which result from the paradigm shift from medicine to social issues. Three theoretical approaches are presented and briefly discussed, which might be helpful when analyzing the public policy towards disability and eventually be used when reformulating it. First, the biographical approach and the trajectory of everyday life are presented. Then, the problem is discussed in the context of the social exclusion followed by the analysis of the public policies from the perspective of the expected failure. Finally the text presents the differences between social and public disability policies and points out the advantages of the approach typical for public policy-related sciences.

  • Issue Year: 8/2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 9-28
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English, Polish