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Making political parties accessible for people with disabilities: a new research agenda

Making political parties accessible for people with disabilities: a new research agenda
Making political parties accessible for people with disabilities: a new research agenda
Despite constituting around 16% of the world’s population, we know little about the extent to which political parties encourage people with disabilities to participate in political parties. This article aims to fill that gap by providing a comparative analysis of political parties in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK. The research develops a framework for assessing the accessibility of political parties. The research finds evidence of activity in a small number of parties but finds relatively little evidence to suggest that parties are prioritising this issue, especially when compared with the participation of other social groups. The article argues that we need greater research into the relationship between disability and political parties, concluding with a future research agenda.
1537-5927
Evans, Elizabeth
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Evans, Elizabeth
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Evans, Elizabeth (2025) Making political parties accessible for people with disabilities: a new research agenda. Perspectives on Politics. (In Press)

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Despite constituting around 16% of the world’s population, we know little about the extent to which political parties encourage people with disabilities to participate in political parties. This article aims to fill that gap by providing a comparative analysis of political parties in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK. The research develops a framework for assessing the accessibility of political parties. The research finds evidence of activity in a small number of parties but finds relatively little evidence to suggest that parties are prioritising this issue, especially when compared with the participation of other social groups. The article argues that we need greater research into the relationship between disability and political parties, concluding with a future research agenda.

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Accepted/In Press date: 2 May 2025

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Local EPrints ID: 502567
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/502567
ISSN: 1537-5927
PURE UUID: 42a8914b-a59a-418b-b61d-336a133fd3eb
ORCID for Elizabeth Evans: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3237-8951

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Date deposited: 01 Jul 2025 16:33
Last modified: 03 Jul 2025 02:41

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