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The ‘compliant’, the ‘pacified’ and the ‘rebel’: experiences with Swiss disability insurance

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Switzerland’s social policies in the field of disability have been significantly reshaped over the last two decades by reducing the number of allowances awarded and by increasing the recourse to vocational rehabilitation measures. What stances do individuals who experience the implementation of these policies adopt? What kind of tests are they subjected to? How can we explain the posture they adopt – be it ‘compliant’, ‘pacified’ or ‘rebellious’ – when facing the (re)assignations of their identity and professional status? Drawing on interviews conducted with individuals who have recently been involved in programmes set up by Swiss disability insurance, we highlight their uncertainties and concerns relating to their place in society, as well as their reactions to disability insurance’s interventions.

Source: Disability & Society

DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2018.1545115

Authors: Monika Piecek, Jean-Pierre Tabin, Céline Perrin, Isabelle Probst

Institutions: University of Geneva, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Haute École de Santé Vaud

Language: English

Topic: Disability Rights and Representation

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Haute école Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale