TY - BOOK AU - Halvorsen,Rune AU - Hvinden,Bj�rn AU - Bickenbach,Jerome Edmund AU - Ferri,Delia AU - Guill�en Rodr�iguez,Ana TI - Changing disability policy system: active citizenship and disability in Europe Volume 1 T2 - Routledge advances in disability studies SN - 9781138652927 AV - HV1559 .E85 2017 U1 - 362.4/04561094 23 PY - 2017///-2018 CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY : PB - Routledge, KW - Public Policy KW - Disabled Persons KW - Human Rights KW - Social Welfare KW - People with disabilities KW - Government policy KW - Europe KW - Citizenship KW - Political participation KW - Social participation KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; V. 1. The changing disability policy system -- v. 2. Understanding the lived experiences of persons with disabilities in nine countries N2 - Being an 'active citizen' involves exercising social rights and duties, enjoying choice and autonomy, and participating in political decision-making processes which are of importance for one's life. Amid the new challenges facing contemporary welfare states, debate over just how 'active' citizens can and ought to be has redoubled. Presenting research from the first major comparative and cross-national study of active citizenship and disability in Europe, this book analyses the consequences of ongoing changes in Europe - what opportunities do persons with disabilities have to exercise Active Citizenship? -- ER -