Personal profile
Research interests
Disability Studies, Disability History, Social Policy, Health Policy, Social Change
Professional career
Since 2011 Senior Scientist at the Institute for Politics and Social Policy (until 2024: Institute for Societal and Social Policy) at the Johannes Kepler University Linz
2003-2010 Project assistant at the Institute for Social and Societal Policy
In the past also: Lecturer at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences / Klagenfurt and at the Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences / Linz or Bertha von Suttner University
Scientific evaluation activities
Reviewer for national und international journals (e.g. Berliner Journal für Soziologie, Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, Disabilities, ALTER European Journal for Disability Research) and national and international prizes (e.g. ÖGPW Nachwuchspreise, ALTER best paper award)
Member of programme committees of national and international conferences (e.g. Linzer Forum, ESPAnet Austria, ALTER Conferences)
Member of the editorial board of ALTER European Journal for disability research
University Positions/Functions
Since 2017 Deputy chairperson of the Works Council for scientific university staff
2019-2022 Member of the Senate
Member of the Study Commission for Bachelor and Master Programme Social Economy and Joint Master Programme Comparative Social Policy and Welfare
Till 2024 Member of the Institute Conference for Political Science and Social Policy
Notes
https://unigewerkschaft-bv13.goed.at/themenChairperson of the Upper Austrian union for the academic and artistic university staff / Upper Austrian public service trade union (GÖD OÖ)
Member of the federal union for the academic and artistic university staff / public service trade union (GÖD)
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Disability and Poverty in Austrian Households: Analysing the Risk of Experiencing Income Poverty
Wegscheider, A. & Walenta-Bergmann, C., 02 Dec 2025, In: Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. 27, 1, p. 684-697 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hegemoniale Strukturen und Praktiken in den Arbeitsbeziehungen an österreichischen Universitäten
Schmidt, A., Wegscheider, A. & Rami, U., 05 Apr 2025, In: ÖZS - Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie. 50, 1, 24 p., 13.Translated title of the contribution :Hegemonic structures and practices in industrial relations at austrian universities Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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100 Years of Disability Rights Activism in Austria. History of the Austrian Independent Living Movement
Flieger, P., Schönwiese, V. & Wegscheider, A., 2024, 60 p.Research output: Other contribution
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Between paternalism and autonomy. A differentiated analysis of Austrian sheltered work services.
Wegscheider, A. & Forstner, M., 2024, In: Alter - European Journal of Disability Research. 18-4, p. 13-30 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deinstitutionalization – quo vadis Austria?
Schaur, M. & Wegscheider, A., Apr 2024, Repenser l’institution et la désinstitutionnalisation à partir du handicap: Actes de la Conférence Alter 2022 // Rethinking the institution and deinstitutionalization from the perspective of disability. Hachez, Isabelle & Marquis, Nicolas (ed.). Brüssel: Presses Universitaires Saint-Louis Bruxelles, p. 663-683 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceedings › peer-review
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Versorgungssituation und Bedürfnisse von Patienten mit neuromuskulären Erkrankungen und deren Betreuungspersonen in Österreich
Gerich, J. (PI), Beham-Rabanser, M. (Researcher), Wegscheider, A. (Researcher), Schaur, M. (Researcher), Pühringer, M. (Co-PI) & Eisenkölbl, A. (Researcher)
04.11.2025 → 04.12.2027
Project: Contract research › Other contract research
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Die Erste österreichische Krüppelarbeitsgemeinschaft und der NS-Reichsbund der Körperbehinderten in der Ostmark
Wegscheider, A. (PI)
01.10.2024 → 30.09.2025
Project: Funded research › Other mainly public funds
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Zehn lebensgeschichtliche Interviews mit Menschen mit Behinderungen in Oberösterreich
Reisinger, S. (Researcher) & Wegscheider, A. (PI)
25.08.2023 → 31.10.2023
Project: Funded research › Other sponsors
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Theorie und Praxis Geschützter Arbeit
Pupp, G. (Researcher) & Wegscheider, A. (PI)
03.04.2017 → 31.12.2017
Project: Funded research › Other sponsors
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Verantwortung und Aufarbeitung. Untersuchung über Gründe und Bedingungen von Gewalt in Einrichtungen der Caritas der Diözese Linz nach 1945
Wegscheider, A. (Researcher), Wisinger, M. (Researcher) & John, M. (PI)
20.04.2016 → 31.10.2018
Project: Funded research › Other sponsors
Activities
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Maria-Ducia-Forschungspreis
Wegscheider, A. (Expert)
01 Dec 2025 → 31 Jan 2026Activity: Expert activities › Expert activity for funding body
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Supported Employment mit europäischen Länderbeispielen
Wegscheider, A. (Speaker) & Wolfmayr, F. (Speaker)
06 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › science-to-public
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Ableism in Academia
Wegscheider, A. (Moderation) & Brown, N. (Participant)
04 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Organisations of physically disabled people (1920s-1950s)Between self-help, demands for equality and Nazi conformity
Wegscheider, A. (Speaker)
25 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Other talk or presentation › science-to-science
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History of the Disability Rights Movement in Austria
Wegscheider, A. (Speaker), Schönwiese, V. (Speaker), Mair, N. (Speaker) & Flieger, P. (Speaker)
10 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Contributed talk › science-to-science