ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book reveals the central importance of disability to the neoliberal project. It describes through drawing on a range of sources, both primary and secondary, it is clear that disability, as a core category of state power, is embedded in a complex set of political, institutional and social relations. The book illuminates the complex interplay of these social emotions when used as part of a political project to create a new hegemonic consensus of state–citizen relations. It distinguishes between the two primary temporal discourses for analytical purposes, it shows that they operate in a coupling effect to build consensus for workfare restructuring. The book suggests that the practice of radical democratic representation is a key area for future disability movement politics and the movement's struggle for recognition and justice.
