“If not today, then tomorrow”: Culture, socio-politics, and public involvement in city policymaking for the Palestinian minority in Israel

Lived experience evidence in disability policy making

“…The value of citizen engagement is viewed inconsistently. It can have a positive effect, as sharing knowledge contributes to active citizenship (Entradas 2016), and can make policy making inclusive and empowering (Alnabilsy and Levin 2023). However, not all discourse around citizen engagement is positive.…”

“…Greater effort is needed to include indigenous communities and other minoritised ethnicities (Juri et al 2022). Women, too, face barriers to participation, or when included, find their input is not listened to (Alnabilsy and Levin 2023). Of particular interest to the current project is the exclusion of disabled people (Beresford 2019).…”

“…For everyone involved, there is a lack of clarity about what is included when evidence and policy claim to be informed by lived experience. This implies that it is important to consider not only how literal differences in language and culture can create barriers to the inclusion of people with lived experience, as discussed in Alnabilsy and Levin (2023), but also exclusionary institutional language practices and cultures.…”