ZEITSCHRIFT BEHINDERUNG UND DRITTE WELTT
GERMAN JOURNAL FOR DISABILITY AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Topic: Situation of Persons with Disabilities in Post-War and Post-Conflict
Situations
This issue of the journal deals with living conditions and situations of
people with disabilities
after periods of war and/or conflict. As already stated by UN Special
Rapporteur Leandro
Despouy in 1993 wars and armed conflicts are causing long-term disabilities
in large groups of
the population and - at the same time - are situations of high vulnerability
for PWD. Since
strategies of war as well as weapons have changed over the last decades and
differ from
conflict to conflict, the situation of PWD afterwards might be disparate but
disastrous in any
way. The challenges that arise are manifold for PWD as well as aid
organisations and
governments. In most situations of conflict victims have no legal basis to
claim their rights. At
the same time they have to cope with insufficient rehabilitation services.
With this issue, the
German Journal for Disability and International Development wants to raise a
topic that is not
often heard but reality for many people. It will ask about:
.
- traumatisation of large parts of population
- legal rights of victims of wars/conflicts and compensation
- availability of and access to rehabilitation services
- specific challenges for PWD and war veterans concerning resettlement and
generating
income
- the problem of unfair distribution of aids between war veterans and
disabled civilians
- changes in perceptions of disability through conflict and war
Suggestions for contributions:
- Introductory article
- Articles reflecting and analysing the situation in specific countries
- Impact studies/Surveys/Case Studies/Reviews
- Reports from best practice projects
- Autobiographical reports
- And others
Contact:
Gabriele Weigt - [log in to unmask]
Doris Graeber - [log in to unmask]
About us:
The Journal for Disability and International Development is published by the
Forum Disability and
International Development. Since 1990 it is published three times a year.
The target groups of the journal
are scientists, professionals and interested people from all over the world.
It aims to be a forum for an international exchange about the topic. Beside
this it creates professional
discussions on educational, social, developmental and intercultural issues
in the context of disability and
development. Each issue of the journal has a leading topic consisting of
diverse articles.
The editors and the advisory board try to select experts from all continents
to contribute to the journal. The
journal is published in German and English and available in a printed and
online version
http://www.zbdw.de
http://zbdw.de/projekt01/media/zbdw_author_info_engl.rtf (information for
authors).
!!! Please forward this document to anyone who could be interested in it !!!
Call for Contributions
Issue 3/2008 - Deadline: September, 1st 2008
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