research methods and practices of doing
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The majority of research in the field of disability is still in the context of the Global North (Grech and Soldatic, 2016: Grech, 2011: Katsui, 2012) - this is not an exception in the SJDR. The number of research studies and articles investigating the historical, cultural and local context of disability of different geographical locations is growing, enabled by an increasing number of authors and researchers from the Global South. At the same time, much of this work remains embedded in established theories developed in the Global North. However, indigenous paradigms on disability are emerging and are visible. To develop this further we need greater critical reflection on methodology when doing disability studies in the Global South.
This special section of SJDR aims to advance knowledge and to trigger critical dis-cussion 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 on disability?
Research Methods and Practices of Doing Disability Studies in the Global South
INVITATION FOR SUBMISSIONS TO A SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE “GLOBAL SOUTH”
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Given the global power imbalances in knowledge, we are particularly interested in recei-ving 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 ac-cepted 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 ([email protected]) and Hisayo Katsui ([email protected]).
• The assigned editors will make a selection of abstracts to be invited for a full submission in word format by November 1st, 2019.
• The peer-reviewed and revised papers are expected to be published by October 2020.
Contact the editors if you have any questions.
References
Grech. S, & Soldatic, K (Eds.). (2016). Disability in the Global South. Cham; Springer International.
Grech, S. (2011). Recolonising debates or perpetuated coloniality? Decentring the spaces of disability, development and community in the global South. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 15:1, 87-100, DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2010.496198
Katsui, H. (2012). Disabilities, Human Rights and International Cooperation: Human Rights-Based Approach and Lived Experiences of Ugandan Women with Disabilities. The Center for Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Publication Series Number 8. Helsinki. Retrieved from https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Hisayo-Katsui-Disabilities-HR-and-Int-Coop-post-doc-book.pdf