Austrian Disability Politics and Policies in National and International Contexts

The article focuses on Austrian disability politics and policies. It places an emphasis on the effects of national and international contexts by analyzing factors and categories that shape the field of Austrian disability policy and examines, furthermore, also the involved tensions. The comparative framework of analysis includes disability policies and politics in the US, Sweden and Austria, and discusses their particular impacts on Austria. The article elaborates on the historical background, the status quo and possible future developments of disability politics and policies in Austria.