Rural women with disabilities in post-conflict zones: the forgotten sisters of Australia's disability-inclusive development. Issue 3 (3rd May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gartrell, Alexandra; Soldatic, Karen
• Is Part Of: Third world thematics. Volume 1:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 370
• Page End: 381
• Publication Date: 2016-05-03
• Subjects: Cambodia -- disability-inclusive development -- post-conflict -- rural -- women with disabilities -- Australian Government disability aid programme; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; Globalization -- Periodicals; 338.90091724
• DOI: 10.1080/23802014.2016.1262749
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2379-9978

Abstract

Abstract: International interventions to reconstruct post-conflict societies emerging from civil war, genocide and violence have introduced formal democratic systems as the cornerstone to peace-building and the re-establishment of legitimate political systems. Political and gendered cultural systems and norms however, may be in tension with international demands for rights-based, participatory governance. This article explores these tensions within the context of the Australian Government's disability-inclusive agenda in its aid and development programme in post-conflict Cambodia. Although the 'interaction between gender and disability' is a guiding principle of Australia's aid programme, extensive analysis suggests that in practice it is largely gender-neutral.