Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

About this Journal

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research is an international peer-reviewed journal aiming to disseminate innovative, high quality, social research on disability, which enables critical reflection on the position of people with disabilities in different societal contexts.

The journal’s defining characteristic is a focus on the relationship between people with disabilities and their environments. It is multi-disciplinary in scope, incorporating research from a variety of perspectives - such as sociological, historical, cultural studies, health and social policy - which share a commitment to recognising that disability is not a property of the individual person, but something shaped by social relations and structures.

The journal was established by the Nordic Network on Disability Research (NNDR), an association who actively facilitate the sharing and dissemination of social research on disability in the five Nordic countries.

Call for papers - Research Methods and Practices of Doing Disability Studies in the Global South

This special section of SJDR aims to advance knowledge and to trigger a critical discussion on how to develop research methods and practices in contexts outside the Global North. We are interested in considering the following questions (amongst others) for research on disability in the Global South:

What may be distinctive about the knowledge production process?
What are the levels of epistemic freedom that exist for scholars and persons with disabilities?
Is there a genuine possibility for advancing our knowledge of disability?

Given the global power imbalances in knowledge, we are particularly interested in receiving submissions from scholars who live and work in the Global South, but submissions from anywhere in the world will be considered.

All manuscripts will have to pass a rigorous peer-review process before they are accepted for publication.

Timeline

Interested authors should submit an abstract (max 500 words) by June 30th, 2019 to be submitted to the assigned Editors Leslie Swartz (lswartz@sun.ac.za) and Hisayo Katsui (hisayo.katsui@helsinki.fi).
The peer-reviewed and revised papers are expected to be published by October 2020.

Contact the editors if you have any questions.

Posted on 02 Apr 2019

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Call for papers - Research Methods and Practices of Doing Disability Studies in the Global South

Rethinking Debates in Narrative Methods: Narrative Orthodoxy and Research Challenges with Children with Intellectual Disability

From School to Work: Long-Term Employment Outcomes for Former Special Educational Needs Students

Resisting Normal: Questioning Media Depictions of Autistic Youth and Their Families

People with Intellectual Disabilities Can Speak for themselves! A Methodological Discussion of Using People with Mild and Moderate Intellectual Disabilities as Participants in Living Conditions Studies

Understanding inclusive education: ideals and reality

Policies to change attitudes to people with disabilities

Remaining in Workforce – Employment Barriers for People with Disabilities in a Swedish Context

Autonomy and People with Intellectual Disabilities Who Require More Intensive Support

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