ABSTRACT

One feels light-headed even trying to decipher the actualities of the global political system and cultural order in light of the traumatic events of Brexit and Trump. One trope worth dissected is that of ableism as an obvious partner of neoliberalism. The concept of neoliberal–ableism captures the elision of key tenets of both processes that emphasise self-containment, autonomy and independence. Such ideas were key to the Trump and Brexit campaigns and now leave us in a dangerous space of isolationism. Trump and Brexit hail in a new kind of neoliberalism; one associated with the rolling out of ableist ideals. And while West might be correct in predicting the death of some elements of late capitalism, we know from history that ability and disability – or dis/ability – are used to restructure political orders. We will consider the rise of neoliberal–ableism as a key guiding ideology of both Brexit and Trump supporters and ask: what does this mean for disabled people? After considering these two historical events we will think of the future and consider some of the ways in which we may respond and resist.

摘要

鉴于英国退欧和特朗普遭受的创伤性事件，人们甚至试图破译全球政治体系和文化秩序的现状时，都会感到头昏眼花。值得一提的是，能力主义是新自由主义的明显搭档。新自由主义主义的概念抓住了这两个强调自给自足，自治和独立的过程的关键原则。这些想法是特朗普和英国退欧运动的关键，现在使我们处于危险的孤立主义空间。特朗普和英国退欧是一种新型的新自由主义。一种与能力主义理想的推出有关。尽管西方在预测晚期资本主义某些因素的死亡时可能是正确的，但从历史上我们知道，能力和残疾（或称残疾/能力）被用来重组政治秩序。我们将新自由主义的兴起视为英国退欧和特朗普支持者的主要指导思想，并问：这对残疾人意味着什么？在考虑了这两个历史事件之后，我们将思考未来，并考虑一些应对和抵制的方式。