"'Det är ju inget fel på spårvagnarna, men…': EN ANALYS AV TILLGÄNGLIGHETSDISKURSEN GÄLLANDE RULLSTOLSANVÄNDNING OCH TILLGÄNGLIGHET I KOLLEKTIVTRAFIKEN BLAND STYRANDE AKTÖRER"

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to look into the discourse on wheelchair use and accessibility in the public transport system among the leading agents of the public transport system in Gothenburg and the Region Västra Götaland. The leading agents researched are Kollektivtrafiksekretariatet, Kollektivtrafiknämnden, Västtrafik and Trafikkontoret in the city of Gothenburg, and this case study is researching their discourse on wheelchair use and accessibility in the public transportation system in relation to social sustainability, justice, power and discrimination. It does so with the perspectives of Laclau & Mouffes discourse theory combined with standpoint theory.