×


 x 

Shopping cart
9%OFFStacy Clifford Simplican - The Capacity Contract: Intellectual Disability and the Question of Citizenship - 9780816694037 - V9780816694037
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

The Capacity Contract: Intellectual Disability and the Question of Citizenship

€ 29.99
€ 27.40
You save € 2.59!
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Capacity Contract: Intellectual Disability and the Question of Citizenship Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.

In the first sustained examination of disability through the lens of political theory, The Capacity Contract shows how the exclusion of disabled people has shaped democratic politics. Stacy Clifford Simplican demonstrates how disability buttresses systems of domination based on race, sex, and gender. She exposes how democratic theory and politics have long blocked from political citizenship anyone whose cognitive capacity falls below a threshold level⎯marginalization with real-world repercussions on the implementation of disability rights today.

Simplican’s compelling ethnographic analysis of the self-advocacy movement describes the obstacles it faces. From the outside, the movement must confront stiff budget cuts and dwindling ... Read more

Show Less

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816694037
SKU
V9780816694037
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Stacy Clifford Simplican
Stacy Clifford Simplican is a postdoctoral fellow at Michigan State University and the DOCTRID Research Institute, which focuses on improving the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities.

Reviews for The Capacity Contract: Intellectual Disability and the Question of Citizenship
"The Capacity Contract brings much-needed insights to both political theory and disability studies. Its original analysis calls for the fuller recognition of the contributions of the intellectually disabled and their social inclusion as citizens."—Kristin Bumiller, Amherst College "Most political theorists would agree with Rawls that citizens need to possess cognitive capacities ‘within some normal range,’ but Stacy Clifford Simplican ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Capacity Contract: Intellectual Disability and the Question of Citizenship


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!