| FA-52608-06 | Research Programs: Fellowships for University Teachers | Nancy J. Hirschmann | A Political Theory of Disability and Illness | 1/1/2006 - 6/30/2006 | $24,000.00 | Nancy | J. | Hirschmann | | | | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | PA | 19104-6205 | USA | 2005 | Political Science, General | Fellowships for University Teachers | Research Programs | 24000 | 0 | 24000 | 0 |
I propose to write a series of articles that develop a political theory of disability and illness by exploring three specific topics: analyzing disability through political theories of freedom; exploring a concept I call "invisible disability;" and considering the ethics of stem cell research. These three topics center on the general themes of freedom and power: how social choices affect the physical and social experience of particular disability and illness, how the able-bodied interpret disability and illness, how the sick and disabled see themselves, how these different perceptions prioritize different moral questions and values, what democratic ethics require of policy. |