An institutionalist explanation of the evolution of Taiwan's disability movement: from the charity model to the social model

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In this article, we analyze the process of institutional change in Taiwan’s disability field by focusing on the role of social movements. An institutional perspective emphasizes how a particular logic in an organizational field generates formal and informal institutions that define how persons with disabilities are treated in a society. Before the 1990s, the charity model was dominant, and later it came to be challenged by the disability movement, which advocated for the social model. We argue that the transition to a social model was a major achievement by disability organizations, which successfully combined the dual roles of advocate and service provider. By making strategic use of welfare privatization in the 1990s, they were able to mobilize a series of lobbying campaigns. Their efforts culminated in the passing of the Physically and Mentally Disabled Citizens Protection Act in 1997, which marked the beginning of the social model in Taiwan.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Eine institutionalistische Erklärung der Entwicklung von Taiwans Behindertenbewegung: vom Charity-Modell zum Sozialmodell
• ISSN: 1868-4874
• Extent: Seite(n): 87-123
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 39(3)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Geschichte ; Sozialgeschichte, historische Sozialforschung ; Sonstiges zur Sozialpolitik ; Gesundheitspolitik ; institutionelle Faktoren ; Selbsthilfe ; soziale Bewegung ; historische Entwicklung ; Behinderung ; Transformation ; Gesetzgebung ; Professionalisierung ; Sozialstaat ; Asien ; Kampagne ; Sozialarbeit ; Taiwan ; Lobby ; Behindertenorganisation ; Privatisierung ; Dienstleistung ; Institutionalisierung ; empirisch ; empirisch-quantitativ ; deskriptive Studie ; historisch

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Tsai, I-lun ; Ho, Ming-sho
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Deutschland
• (when): 2010

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:18-4-3043
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST