Beyond the Buzzword: Unpacking ‘Special Needs’ in Denmark

Bidragets oversatte titel: 'Særlige behov' i lovgivning og praksis

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Abstract

The term ‘special needs’ is associated with a fundamental premise in Danish legislation, according to which an evaluation of the reduced functional capacity and individual needs is a prerequisite for allocating aids, supports, or compensations. At the same time, ‘special needs’ is a concept in which constructivist, medical/biological, and interactionist models compete to define. The definition of the needs of disabled people has, throughout history, been the object of a series of political shifts, conflicting interests, general conflicts, and battles over the knowledge and views of human beings. Using Foucauldian discourse analysis (Foucault, 1973a; Foucault, 1973b; Foucault, 1977) and the vulnerability theory, as defined by Martha Fineman (2010; 2015; 2017), we critically examine th ambiguity of the special needs discourse
Bidragets oversatte titel 'Særlige behov' i lovgivning og praksis
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftScandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Vol/bind27
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)173-185
Antal sider13
ISSN1501-7419
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 23 apr. 2025

Emneord

  • Critical reflection
  • Disability Studies
  • Vulnerability theory
  • special needs

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