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.

Editors' message - SJDR welcomes new Assistant Editor Stephen Macdonald

Stephen Macdonald will be starting as an Associate Editor from May 2021. He is currently a Professor at the University of Sunderland but is in the process of moving to Durham University. Stephen is interested in disability theory and has written extensively in the fields of Disability Studies, MAD Studies, and Neurodiversity. Stephen’s research interests include qualitative biographical research and quantitative research methodologies. He has engaged in topics such as Neurodiversity, Deprivation, and Adult Services; Disability Studies, Criminalisation, and Victimisation; Disability, Loneliness, and Isolation; Mental Health and Institutionalisation. We are delighted to welcome Stephen to the editorial team.

Posted on 29 Apr 2021

Editors' message - SJDR welcomes new Assistant Editor Merja Tarvainen

Merja Tarvainen started as an editor of the Journal from January 2021. She is Senior Lecturer at the University of Eastern Finland and a long-serving board member of the Finnish Society of Disability Research. Her research interests include narratives and life stories of persons with disabilities, through which she has focused on loneliness, life significance and ableism. We are happy to welcome Merja Tarvainen to the editorial team.

Posted on 25 Feb 2021

The NNDR board announces further postponement of the NNDR Reykjavik Conference

In cooperation with the organisers of the Lancaster Disability Studies conference, the NNDR board and organising committee for the NNDR conference in Reykjavik have issued a second joint statement postponing both conferences for an additional 12 months. The NNDR Reykjavik conference is now scheduled for May 2023. For more details, please visit http://nndr.org/posts/.

Posted on 08 Feb 2021

More Announcements

About this Journal

Editors' message - SJDR welcomes new Assistant Editor Stephen Macdonald

Editors' message - SJDR welcomes new Assistant Editor Merja Tarvainen

The NNDR board announces further postponement of the NNDR Reykjavik Conference

Research Methods and Practices of Doing Disability Studies in the Global South

‘I Got To Answer the Way I Wanted To’: Intellectual Disabilities and Participation in Technology Design Activities

‘Even a Self-Advocate Needs to Buy Milk’ – Economic Barriers to Self-Advocacy in the Autism and Intellectual Disability Movement

Methodologically Thinking: Doing Disability Research in Ghanaian Cultural Communities

Understanding inclusive education: ideals and reality

Policies to change attitudes to people with disabilities

Out of the frame: disability and the body in the writings of Karl Marx

Autonomy and People with Intellectual Disabilities Who Require More Intensive Support

Conversations