Archiv für den Monat: Januar 2016

Conference: Inclusion, Participation and Human Rights in Disability Research Comparisons and Exchanges (July 2016)

5th Annual Conference: Inclusion, Participation and Human Rights in Disability Research Comparisons and Exchanges in Stockholm – Sweden, 30 June – 1 July 2016

The conference is organised in the context of the annual meeting of Alter – European Society for Disability Research. Its goal is to offer a European and international multidisciplinary view of disability research, across its whole spectrum, addressing sociohistorical and political dimensions as well as the subjective experiences of the actors concerned (disabled persons themselves and those close to them, professionals of the field and other social and political actors). Considering disability as a category of analysis is also likely to shed light on the modes of organisation of contemporary societies.

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cfp Lancaster Disability Studies conference (Sept 2016)

Lancaster University’s Centre for Disability Research is delighted to announce our 8th Disability Studies conference will take place 6th-8th September 2016.

The conference has a rich history of bringing together international researchers, practitioners, policy makers and activists from around the world, to share and debate research, ideas and developments in disability studies.
Call for papers are now open, the deadline for submissions is 31st March 2016 and you can find out more here: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/disabilityconference/call.htm Weiterlesen