Abstract
Disability meta-organizations are playing a significant role in influencing the development of disability policy. An example of this is the Disabled Peoples Organizations – Denmark (DPOD), which has managed to unify the disability movement and place itself in a unique position of power. The strategy of DPOD is based on organizational adaptation fitting into the institutional settings of government and building its influence on dialogue, and the establishment of a relationship of trust with political actors in network-based political settings. The change in governance towards cooperation through formal disability councils at municipal level requires the ability to recruit an increasing number of politically active representatives of disabled people. Tensions based on identity conflicts and different political priorities are revealed between different kinds of member organizations when representatives of DPOD are placed in political settings delegated to speak on behalf of disabled people in general.
Highlights
Disability policy is on the political agenda in many countries today and disability organizations are playing a significant role in influencing policy-making
The study of a single meta-organization, The Disabled Peoples Organizations Á Denmark (DPOD), has been used to highlight some general tendencies and tensions that are revealed when disability meta-organizations become engaged in policymaking under new forms of governance
The formation of a disability meta-organization like DPOD is in itself a symbol of political power, as the organizations unite to represent the disabled people as one interest group
Summary
Disability meta-organizations are playing a significant role in influencing the development of disability policy. An example of this is the Disabled Peoples Organizations Á Denmark (DPOD), which has managed to unify the disability movement and place itself in a unique position of power. The change in governance towards cooperation through formal disability councils at municipal level requires the ability to recruit an increasing number of politically active representatives of disabled people. Tensions based on identity conflicts and different political priorities are revealed between different kinds of member organizations when representatives of DPOD are placed in political settings delegated to speak on behalf of disabled people in general.
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