Searching for the Voice of People with Disabilities in Peace and Conflict Research and Practice

In: Peace & change: PC ; a journal of peace research, Band 44, Heft 3, S. 295-320

Abstract

People with disabilities are the largest minority in the world—a minority that continues to experience direct, structural, and cultural violence during times of peace, as well as times of conflict and displacement. Contributing a unique perspective to the field, this analysis draws on academic and anecdotal evidence from a variety of fields and disciplines, together with the author's interviews with Colombian and Venezuelan refugees and asylum seekers with disabilities, to demonstrate the value of subjugated knowledge within Peace and Conflict Studies. These findings form the case for inclusive and accessible positive peacebuilding, and support the author's call to action for other researchers and practitioners to ensure their own Peace and Conflict Studies endeavors are inclusive of, and accessible to, diverse and marginalized populations.