Staking the tent at the margins: Using disability justice to expand the theory and praxis of social equity in public administration

Abstract

As the need to expand and deepen the focus of social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion (SJDEI) continues to grow, it is incumbent upon the practitioners, scholars, and students of public administration to build and sustain a social equity theory and praxis that is broad and inclusive of all the communities, complexities, and nuances of SJDEI work. We write this editorial with an intention to expand social equity theory and praxis to create space for intersectionality. In particular, our editorial focuses on the inclusion of people with disabilities and the need for centering a disability justice perspective in public administration. This imperative stems from many needs, notably that people with disabilities are the largest minority group, globally and in the United States, yet are often overlooked in the scholarship and practices of public administration.