Abstract
Ciara Brennan and Rannveig Traustadóttir provide an account of research carried out in three Nordic welfare states, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, which explored the challenges of implementing Article 19-Living independently and being included in the community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD 2006). These States have historically been regarded as ‘leaders’ in the area of deinstitutionalisation and community living. The chapter explores how the human rights approach of the CRPD ‘fits’ with the culture of the Nordic welfare states. Brennan and Traustadóttir identify a Nordic ‘welfare culture’ as the main obstacle to the implementation of Article 19 of the CRPD in Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Recognising Human Rights in Different Cultural Contexts |
| Subtitle of host publication | The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 257-268 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811507861 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789811507854 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |