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    • Vulnerability, Disability, and Agency Exploring Structures for Inclusive Decision-Making and Participation in a Responsive State
    Authors: Mustaniemi-Laakso, Maija; Katsui, Hisayo; Heikkilä, Mikaela;  Advisor: -;  Co-Author: - (2022)

    By unpacking some of the dichotomies inherent in the concepts of vulnerability and disability, the article problematises some of the current legal approaches to disability in Finland. It argues that where used to single out population groups or individuals due to their embodied characteristics, the vulnerability paradigm can be seen to create binaries both among the persons with disabilities, and between the “vulnerable” persons with disabilities and the perception of a rational, self-standing and autonomous human being. To mitigate such binaries, the article explores an agency-centred discourse of vulnerability, one that recognises the co-existence of agency and vulnerability and see...