Disability and Democracy in Cambodia: An Integrative Approach to Community Building and Civic Engagement

Autor/in	Zook, Darren C.
Titel	Disability and Democracy in Cambodia: An Integrative Approach to Community Building and Civic Engagement
Quelle	In: Disability & Society, 25 (2010) 2, S.149-161 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-7599
Schlagwörter	Democracy; Governance; Foreign Countries; Political Issues; Social Discrimination; Disabilities; Models; Activism; Physical Disabilities; Mental Retardation; Nongovernmental Organizations; Cambodia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demokratie; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Ausland; Politischer Faktor; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Handicap; Behinderung; Analogiemodell; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung; Geistige Behinderung; Kambodscha
Abstract	The political framework through which the various communities of disabled persons in Cambodia advocate for and claim their rights is complex and confusing. Both governmental and non-governmental actors engage this political framework through the mobilization of persons from the various disabled communities, competing in the civic sphere through issue-oriented advocacy in ways that seek to influence the process of democratic governance. While the status of disabled rights in Cambodia is still comparatively weak, it is argued here that this civic engagement has allowed disabled communities to find common cause with non-disabled persons and groups in the project of deepening the roots of democracy in Cambodia. This article discusses the demographic composition of disability, the framework of political action that addresses disability issues and the practice of civic engagement and activism by disabled and non-disabled communities in Cambodia. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10