Comparing special education : origins to contemporary paradoxes Introduction : from origins to contemporary paradoxes in special education Ideas and institutions : the enlightenments human nature and disability Economic change state making and citizenship The global institution of special education Historical models and social logics of special education systems Institutionalizing special education systems and their divergence over the twentieth century Special education participation and the simultaneous rise of segregation and inclusion Rights liberties and education in least and most restrictive settings : contrasting futures of public education and juvenile justice Between global intentions and national resistance : from special education to inclusive education