Disabling discourses and human rights law
A case study based on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2922697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anastasia Liasidou (0000-0002-5686-0865, European University Cyprus, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 149-162 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0159-6306 • E-ISSN: 1469-3739 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01596306.2014.936928 |
| OpenAlex | W2071457906 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 41 |
This article examines the symbolic power of language to construct and convey disabling discourses, albeit ample rhetoric, on the need to reinstate and safeguard disabled people's human rights and entitlements. The role of language and its discursive ramifications need to be explored and problematized in the light of legal mandates and antidiscrimination legislation to abolish stigmatizing and exclusionary regimes on the grounds of disability. Such a critical engagement necessitates a reflective knowledge and constant interrogation of the ways in which language is implicated in power interplays to construct meanings and to legitimize/conceal existing power inequities. The article uses critical discourse analysis in order to discuss the role of language in the construction, sustenance, and dissemination of disabling discourses, taking as an example the First Report of Cyprus on the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities
Convention · Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities · Disability studies · Human rights · Law and economics · Legislation · Linguistics · Political science · Rhetoric · Sociology · Sustenance · Disability Rights and Representation · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Law
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |