The Legacies of Institutionalisation: Disability, Law and Policy in the ‘Deinstitutionalised’ Community (Oņati International Series in Law and Society) - Hardcover

Claire Spivakovsky; Linda Steele; Penelope Weller

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1509930736 ISBN 13: 9781509930739

Publisher: Hart Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

This is the first collection to examine the legal dynamics of deinstitutionalisation. It considers the extent to which some contemporary laws, policies and practices affecting people with disabilities are moving towards the promised end point of enhanced social and political participation in the community, while others may instead reinstate, continue or legitimate historical practices associated with this population’s institutionalisation. Bringing together 20 contributors from the UK, Canada, Australia, Spain and Indonesia, the book speaks to overarching themes of segregation and inequality, interlocking forms of oppression and rights-based advancements in law, policy and practice. Ultimately this collection brings forth the possibilities, limits and contradictions in the roles of law and policy in processes of institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation, and directs us towards a more nuanced and sustained scholarly and political engagement with these issues.

About this title

About the Authors

Claire Spivakovsky is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Linda Steele is Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

Penelope Weller is Professor at the Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University, Australia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1509930736
• ISBN 13: 9781509930739
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Claire Spivakovsky, Linda Steele, Penelope Weller