Faculty of Health Sciences/Oslo and Akershus University College (Oslo, Norvège)
ISBN / ISSN:
ISSN 0968-7599
Année de publication:
2015
Date de publication:
01/01/2015
Résumé:
This article discusses vulnerability and disability focusing on inclusion and citizenship, inspired by Martha Nussbaum's capabilities approach and Martha Fineman's vulnerability theory. A public speech held at the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution is used as an exemplary case. The speaker, a woman with Down syndrome, challenges the Norwegian politic of inclusion. By drawing on perspectives from Nussbaum and Fineman, the article argues that a political concept of the person must emphasize individuals as vulnerable together with a recognition of disability as inherent in humanity. Vulnerability and disability are equally important for building future societies characterized by non-discrimination and equal citizenship. [Résumé d'auteur]