Politics of Empowerment (e-bog) af Pettinicchio, David
Pettinicchio, David (forfatter)

Politics of Empowerment e-bog

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Despite the progress of decades-old disability rights policy, including the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, threats continue to undermine the wellbeing of this population. The U.S. is, thus, a policy innovator and laggard in this regard. In Politics of Empowerment, David Pettinicchio offers a historically grounded analysis of the singular case of U.S. disability policy, countering lon...
E-bog 223,05 DKK
Forfattere Pettinicchio, David (forfatter)
Udgivet 17 september 2019
Længde 280 sider
Genrer 1KBB
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781503609778
Despite the progress of decades-old disability rights policy, including the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, threats continue to undermine the wellbeing of this population. The U.S. is, thus, a policy innovator and laggard in this regard. In Politics of Empowerment, David Pettinicchio offers a historically grounded analysis of the singular case of U.S. disability policy, countering long-held views of progress that privilege public demand as its primary driver.By the 1970s, a group of legislators and bureaucrats came to act as "e;political entrepreneurs."e; Motivated by personal and professional commitments, they were seen as experts leading a movement within the government. But as they increasingly faced obstacles to their legislative intentions, nascent disability advocacy and protest groups took the cause to the American people forming the basis of the contemporary disability rights movement. Drawing on extensive archival material, Pettinicchio redefines the relationship between grassroots advocacy and institutional politics, revealing a cycle of progress and backlash embedded in the American political system.