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- Lewin, Barbro, 1940-, et al.
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Needs and ambitions in Swedish disability care
- 2008
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. - : Routledge. - 1501-7419 .- 1745-3011. ; 10:4, s. 237-257
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The Swedish Disability Act, LSS, was introduced to guarantee good living conditions for people with severe disabilities. A specific goal was to overcome local variation in support. However, considerable differences still remain between the municipalities. In this study we have identified six characteristics to explain this variation: earlier presence of residential institutions, population density, human capital (age, education, employment, health), local culture, land area and stable left-wing government. The results support a need-responsiveness model of welfare but also signal accessability problems and a regional propensity to demand and provide independently of needs. This means that spatial equity is violated. In sum, it still matters where you live.
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- Lewin, Leif, 1941-, et al.
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A kinder, gentler democracy : The consensus model and Swedish disability politics
- 2008
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In: Scandinavian Political Studies. - : Wiley. - 0080-6757 .- 1467-9477. ; 31:3, s. 291-310
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Arend Lijphart’s seminal consensus model of democracy does not only try to explain how democracy actually works. It also purports to be a ‘kinder, gentler’ form of democracy with regard to e.g. unemployment, disability, illness and old age. So far, this conjecture has not been brought to a systematic test which is the purpose of this article. We look into the consequences for one of the areas Lijphart singles out: disability. Does consensus democracy promote a more generous policy towards disabled people than majoritarian democracy? We transfer Lijphart’s theory to municipality level. In Sweden, disability care is namely the responsibility for the municipalities, which are comparatively large and independent and with the right to tax their citizens; they are like small nation-states. There is, however, a considerable variation in disability support between them. Some give ten times as much support than others. Is it those governed according to the consensus model? Our approach helps controlling for the variation in political and cultural context and expands the number of observations. The statistical comparison of Swedish municipalities does not, however, lend any confirmation of the famous theory. Instead, there are reasons to doubt that consensus democracy promotes more generous policies.
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- Adolfsson, Päivi, 1956-, et al.
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Foodwork among people with intellectual disabilities and dietary implications depending on staff involvement
- 2012
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. - London : Taylor & Francis. - 1501-7419 .- 1745-3011. ; 14:1, s. 40-55
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The food provision for people with intellectual disability (ID) in Sweden is organized within their own households. The aim of this study was to describe how foodwork – planning for meals, shopping for food and cooking – is performed in different social contexts in community settings involving people with ID, staff or both. Dietary intake in the main meals in relation to foodwork practice was also studied. Four different foodwork practices could be distinguished. For some participants only one kind of foodwork practice was found, but for most of them two or more different practices. There was a tendency that food items and dishes chosen and used differed depending on what foodwork practice was performed, which, in turn, affected the nutrient intake. More attention needs to be directed to these everyday matters as a means to increase the quality of support in food for people with ID.
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