Call for papers: Extended deadline to July 1st, 2019. Employment and disability: European and international perspectives
The Article 27 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities “recognizes the right of persons with disabilities to work, on an equal basis with others; this includes the right to the opportunity to gain a living by work freely chosen or accepted in a labour market and work environment that is open, inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities” (United Nations, 2006).
In Europe, on the one hand the principle of non-discrimination has been integrated in national laws of most countries – following the adoption of Article 13 of the Amsterdam Treaty in 1997 (European Communities, 1997) and the Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (European council, 2000). On the other hand, labour market policies intend to support persons with disabilities to move from inactivity and unemployment into employment or find better fitting jobs. These policies include job searching mechanisms, activation interventions and income supports (such as unemployment benefits).
However, the way these issues are taken into account in national or local policies – as well as the reality of persons with disabilities’ employment – may vary from one country to another. The Academic Network of European Disability experts (ANED) notes that the range of policies regarding the participation of people with disabilities in the labour market remains very broad, both within countries as a country to another. Moreover, the employment rate of persons with disabilities remains lower than for the general population across Europe (Eurostat, Labour force survey, 2013).
Employment as a general thematic cover a number of issues that deserved to be further explored such as, but not limited to:
• current and historical perspectives on welfare, work and employment;
• dis/ablism in the field of work and employment;
• policy changes (for example in non-discrimination, disability benefits, special protection or against dismissal, pension system changes, reasonable accommodations, etc.) over the last 10 to 15 years. And especially, the influence of the implementation of the UN Convention on disability and employment related policies;
• the role of economic systems in the inclusion or exclusion of employees with disabilities;
• the impact of age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity (intersectional approach) on experiences and employment prospects on employees with disabilities;
• sheltered employment;
• supported employment;
• transition from education to work;
• inactivity.
The journal welcomes all articles focusing on employment and disability issues. A particular attention will be drawn on international or European perspectives as well as to comparative researches for this special issue.
Guest editors: Marie-Renée Guével (University of Rennes, EHESP, CNRS, Arènes UMR 6051, France) and Angela Wegscheider (Institut für Gesellschafts–und Sozialpolitik/Insitute of social policy and politics, Johannes Kepler University, Austria).
Papers have to follow the instructions of the Alter guide for authors. Articles will be submitted through the journal website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/alter before July 1st, 2019. Articles selected after blind peer reviewing will be published in a special issue of Alter. European Journal of Disability Research.