How can states ensure access to personal assistance when service delivery is decentralized? A multi-level analysis of Iceland, Norway and Sweden
Article 19 of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities requires states to ensure that persons with disabilities have access to a range of support services, including personal assistance. The Convention is an agreement between state parties and the UN. However, in...
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ftjsjdr:oai:ojs.sjdr.se:article/287 2023-05-15T16:47:22+02:00 How can states ensure access to personal assistance when service delivery is decentralized? A multi-level analysis of Iceland, Norway and Sweden Brennan, Ciara Rice, James Traustadóttir, Rannveig Anderberg, Peter 2017-12-04 application/pdf application/xml https://www.sjdr.se/jms/article/view/287 https://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2016.1261737 eng eng Stockholm University Press https://www.sjdr.se/jms/article/view/287/431 https://www.sjdr.se/jms/article/view/287/492 10.1080/15017419.2016.1261737 https://www.sjdr.se/jms/article/view/287 doi:10.1080/15017419.2016.1261737 Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.Following peer review, authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website), as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access). CC-BY Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research; Vol 19, No 4 (2017); 334-346 1745-3011 Decentralization independent living personal assistance UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2017 ftjsjdr https://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2016.1261737 2022-03-18T15:00:46Z Article 19 of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities requires states to ensure that persons with disabilities have access to a range of support services, including personal assistance. The Convention is an agreement between state parties and the UN. However, in practice, disability services are often implemented at the local level. Drawing on the findings of qualitative research in Iceland, Norway and Sweden, this paper examines a paradox whereby states commit to ensure access to support services, but decentralize responsibility to autonomous and independent local governments. A multi-level governance framework is applied to analyse the findings of qualitative inquiry with policy-makers, local government officials and leaders of independent living organizations in all three Nordic countries. A multi-level analysis highlights the tensions and contradictions between decentralization and human rights commitments. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research (SJDR) Norway Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research 19 4 334 346 |
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Article 19 of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities requires states to ensure that persons with disabilities have access to a range of support services, including personal assistance. The Convention is an agreement between state parties and the UN. However, in practice, disability services are often implemented at the local level. Drawing on the findings of qualitative research in Iceland, Norway and Sweden, this paper examines a paradox whereby states commit to ensure access to support services, but decentralize responsibility to autonomous and independent local governments. A multi-level governance framework is applied to analyse the findings of qualitative inquiry with policy-makers, local government officials and leaders of independent living organizations in all three Nordic countries. A multi-level analysis highlights the tensions and contradictions between decentralization and human rights commitments. |
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How can states ensure access to personal assistance when service delivery is decentralized? A multi-level analysis of Iceland, Norway and Sweden |
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How can states ensure access to personal assistance when service delivery is decentralized? A multi-level analysis of Iceland, Norway and Sweden |
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How can states ensure access to personal assistance when service delivery is decentralized? A multi-level analysis of Iceland, Norway and Sweden |
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How can states ensure access to personal assistance when service delivery is decentralized? A multi-level analysis of Iceland, Norway and Sweden |
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How can states ensure access to personal assistance when service delivery is decentralized? A multi-level analysis of Iceland, Norway and Sweden |
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how can states ensure access to personal assistance when service delivery is decentralized? a multi-level analysis of iceland, norway and sweden |
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