Whose voices? Representing the claims of older disabled people under New Labour
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6327449 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Priestley (0000-0001-8276-7771, University of Leeds) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 361-372 |
| Publication date | 2002-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/030557302760094720 |
| OpenAlex | W2004356989 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
English Although the majority of Britain’s disabled people are also older people, there has been relatively little exchange between policy making in the areas of disability and old age. This article highlights some significant similarities and differences in the social claims made by groups representing older people and disabled people in policy debates under New Labour. Using recent policy examples, the analysis focuses on the claims being made by older and disabled people and the discourses, representations and strategies used to make them. The article suggests that there are considerable areas of common ground on which political alliances and common voice could be built, but there is also evidence of a tactical or discursive distancing between the two groups. These difficulties are interpreted with reference to the centrality of independence and paid employment within policy debates under New Labour
Centrality · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disabled people · Distancing · Independence (probability theory · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |