Linguistic reflections on the concepts of Inclusion and Integration in OHCHR official documents
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Date Issued
2025
Type
article
Volume
44
Issue
02
Start Page
46
End Page
64
Journal
Abstract
This article traces the history of the words ‘integration’ and ‘inclusion’ in official documents of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, adopted and signed by member countries. The analysis shows that it is only recently, and only in some documents, that integration and inclusion are mentioned, but without ever providing a precise definition of what integration and/or inclusion are. We will find answers and propose a synthesis using related concepts developed in sociology.
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