Summer School 2025
Disabled Activism in an Age of Far Right Resurgence
Dates: 16 – 18 June 2025
We are pleased to announce the return of our International Disability Law Summer School from Monday 16th to Wednesday 18th of June 2025. Our theme this year is ‘Disabled Activism in an Age of Far-Right Resurgence’.
The rise of far-right politics in recent years has led to a backsliding across the globe in democratic values, rule of law principles and rights protection. Authoritarian policies, war and conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic have disproportionately impacted disabled people, and particularly people with intersecting marginalised identities. To address these challenges, we need to ask ourselves how we can make space for civil society and hold governments accountable.
The 16th International Disability Law Summer School will explore the challenges posed by far-right politics and we will hear from experts on disabled activism, including direct action, strategic litigation and social and political advocacy. We will discuss the uses and limits of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the range of articles engaged by far-right resurgence, including articles 6, 8, 13 and 29. We will ask whether human rights are a useful tool for enacting change or whether alternative approaches may be more effective in achieving justice and freedom for disabled people.
This year’s event will again follow a hybrid approach, enabling speakers and delegates to participate in-person or online. This year the event will be condensed into three days as opposed to previous years which have taken place over five days
More Information and Registration: https://cdlp.clr.events/event/137746
Contact Details
Email: disabilitysummerscho@universityofgalway.ie
Phone: +353 86 4181673
