Frictions and coalitions: Findings from a European study of disabled women’s experiences in social movements
Price, Aoife
Price, Aoife
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2024-09-12
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doctoral thesis
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This thesis aims to understand and reflect on disabled women’s experience of participation in the disability and women’s movements, as well as disabled women organising in the disabled feminist movement. This was done by exploring the experience of disabled women’s participation in social movements within the existing literature and examining the legal and policy changes that have influenced participation. Understanding the lived experience of disabled women and their participation in these movements is vital work. Empirical research was conducted in line with an overarching framework, the human rights-based disability research methodology, and a guiding methodological approach of oral history. Data was gathered and analysed in line with these theoretical approaches from the combined views and perspectives of 53 disabled women from 23 European countries. There is limited literature available on disabled women and their participation in social movements, particularly on the disabled feminist movement; however, existing research, along with the empirical research conducted for this PhD, paints a clearer picture of disabled women and their experiences. The importance of reciprocal relationships was examined, and possibilities for mutual gain through reciprocal relationships were explored. For this to happen, cross-movement dialogues need to create a culture where differences are openly, honestly and constructively addressed using an intersectional analysis to surface how each community experiences issues differently and how struggles are interconnected. The analysis revealed that while acknowledging the existing challenges, there was hope that relationships could be strengthened further, and in turn, the voices of disabled women could be amplified to a greater extent.
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University of Galway
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International