Jane Addams stands as perhaps one of the most prominent female voices in social theory of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While built through books, essays, journal articles, and speeches, her intellectual legacy has seldom been recognized as academic by contemporary audiences. Yet, over the last forty years, her contributions to sociology, philosophy, conceptions of democracy, inquiry, feminism, care ethics, community engagement, social ethics, community engagement, peace, municipal governance, social justice, and more have emerged and received traction in the scholarly literature. The Oxford Handbook of Jane Addams is a selective collection of original analyses offered by an international group of social and political theorists who have contributed to the burgeoning field of Addams Studies.
This Handbook is a testament to the maturity of contemporary Jane Addams studies. Less than a half-century ago, such a scholarly collection would have been considered unwarranted. Despite intellectually influencing her contemporaries, Addams was marginalized as an original thinker for much of the 20th century. Today, a resurgence of academic work led by feminist scholars such as Mary Jo Deegan and Charlene Haddock Seigfried has restored Addams to her rightful place as an essential intellectual pioneer with ongoing significance. This collection pays particular attention to her contributions to scholarly fields of sociology and philosophy as well as to more professional disciplines of public administration and social work. Furthermore, this volume signifies Addams's global impact as scholars from all over the world contribute to the tapestry of her intellectual legacy. The 38 chapters in this volume are divided into six sections: Addams, Democracy and Social Theory; Addams and Her Contemporaries; Addams Across Disciplines; Addams, Peace and International Relations; Addams on Knowledge and Methods; and Addams and Social Practice. A major focus of The Oxford Handbook of Jane Addams is how Addams's insights remain relevant when confronting today's social challenges.
"Foreword: Charlene Haddock Seigfried Chapter 1: Introduction: On The Maturation Of Addams Studies--A Figure of Vital Intellectual and Practical Significance Patricia M. Shields, Political Science, Texas State University, Maurice Hamington, Portland State University, Joseph Soeters, Tilburg University Section 1. Addams, Democracy, and Social Theory Edited by Patricia Shields Chapter 2: Jane Addams's Democratic Vision Carol Nackenoff, Political Science, Swarthmore College Chapter 3: Vital Lies and the Fate of Democracy Scott L. Pratt, University of Oregon Chapter 4: Jane Addams: Care-Centered Leadership and the Democratic Community DeLysa Burnier, Political Science, Ohio University Chapter 5: Jane Addams and Richard Rorty: The Philosophy and Practice of Pragmatist Social Ethics Chris Voparil, Philosophy, Union Institute & University Chapter 6: Labor Unions as A Factor in A Democracy Maurice Hamington, Philosophy, Portland State University Section 2. Addams And Her Contemporaries editor Joseph Soeters Chapter 7: The Complimentary Feminist-Pragmatism of Jane Addams and George Herbert Mead: Bending Toward Justice Barbara J. Lowe, Philosophy, St. John Fisher College Chapter 8: Legacies of Jane Addams and W.E.B. Du Bois: Lessons for Scholarship on Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations Obie Clayton Jr., June Gary Hopps, Shena Leverett Brown, Chris Strickland, Clark Atlanta University, University of Georgia Chapter 9: Jane Addams and John Dewey Shane J. Ralston, Philosophy, Northwestern University Chapter 10: Jane Addams and William James on Sport and Relaxation Erin C. Tarver, Philosophy, Emory University and Shannon Sullivan, Philosophy, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Chapter 11: Jane Addams and Mary Parker Follett's Search for Cooperation Joseph Soeters, Organizational Sociology, Tilburg University Chapter 12: Hull House Social Change Methodology and New Deal Reforms Judy D. Whipps, Philosophy, Grand Valley State University Chapter 13: Intersections of Race, Gender, and Class in Jane Addams's Political Friendships Wynne Walker Moskop, Political Science, St. Louis University Section 3. Addams Across Disciplines Edited by Maurice Hamington Chapter 14: Inhabiting Reality: The Literary Art of Jane Addams Katherine Joslin. English, Western Michigan University Chapter 15: A Biographer's Angle on Jane Addams's Feminism Louise W. Knight. Communications, Northwestern University Chapter 16: Jane Addams and Public Administration: Clarifying Industrial Citizenship Patricia M. Shields. Political Science, Texas State University Chapter 17: Jane Addams on Play, Education, and Ethical Teaching Nuria Sara Miras Boronat. Philosophy, University of Barcelona Chapter 18: Dialogue, Agency, and Liminality: Jane Addams and Feminist Pragmatism Amrita Banerjee. Philosophy, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Chapter 19: Public Administration and Social Equity: Catching up to Jane Addams Nuri Heckler. Public Administration, University of Nebraska Chapter 20: Was Jane Addams a Sociologist? Kaspar Villadsen. Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School Section 4. Addams, Peace, and International Relations Edited by Joseph Soeters Chapter 21: Peace Pragmatism: Jane Addams's Role in Feminist International Relations Jacqui True, Politics and International Relations, Monash University Chapter 22: Jane Addams, Expansive Masculinity, and the Fragility of War Virtues Tadd Ruetenik, Philosophy, St. Ambrose University Chapter 23: Jane Addams and the Noble Art of Peaceweaving Patricia M. Shields, Political Science, Texas State University, and Joseph Soeters, Organizational Sociology, Tilburg University Chapter 24: Strange Encounters? Contemporary Field Researchers and Six Lessons from Jane Addams Chiara Ruffa, Security, Political Science, and International Relations, Uppsala University, and Chiara Tulp, Peace and Conflict, Uppsala University Chapter 25: Jane Addams and Twenty-First Century Refugee Resettlement: Toward the Substitution of Nurture for Warfare Tess Varner, Philosophy, Concordia College Section 5. Addams on Knowledge and Methods Edited by Maurice Hamington Chapter 26: Addams's Methodologies of Writing, Thinking, and Activism Marilyn Fischer, Philosophy, University of Dayton Chapter 27: Hull House Maps And Papers, 1895: A Feminist Research Approach to Urban Inequalities by Jane Addams And Florence Kelley Nuria Font-Casaseca, University of Barcelona Chapter 28: Jane Addams's Approach to Wicked Problems: Designing in, With, and Across Danielle Lake, Philosophy, Elon University Chapter 29: 'Jane Addams's Use of Story in Sociological Research: ""As no one but a neighbor can see."" Patricia Madoo Lengermann, Sociology, George Washington University, and Gillian Niebrugge, Sociology, George Washington University Chapter 30: Jane Addams and the Return to Settlement Sociology: Inspiration for How to Help Others in the Digital Age Erik Schneiderhan, Sociology, University of Toronto and Kaitlyn Quinn, University of Toronto Chapter 31: Jane Addams's Pragmatist Feminist Thoughts and Actions for and with Ill and Disabled Women Claudia Gillberg, Education, Jonkoping University Chapter 32: Making the Jane Addams Papers Accessible to New Audiences Cathy Moran Hajo, History, Ramapo College Section 6. Addams and Social Practice Edited by Patricia Shields Chapter 33: Jane Addams and Settlement Sociology Ann Oakley, Sociology, University College London Chapter 34: Social Ethics for Ecological and Community Resilience: Jane Addams and the Environment Heather E. Keith, Philosophy, Radford University Chapter 35: Jane Addams's Education, Hull-House, and Current-Day Civic Engagement Practices in Higher Education: Coming Full Circle Belinda M. Wholeben, Psychology (Emerita), Rockford University and Mary Weaks-Baxter, English, Rockford University Chapter 36: Jane Addams and Epistemic Agency in Contemporary Social Work Aino Kääriäinen, Social Work, University of Helsinki and Heidi Muurinen, Social Work, University of Helsinki Chapter 37: Affect and Emotion in Jane Addams Clara Fischer, Feminist Theory, Queen's University Belfast Chapter 38: Epilogue: Jane Addams's Contemporary Relevance Patricia M. Shields, Political Science, Texas State University, Maurice Hamington, Portland State University, Joseph Soeters, Tilburg University"
Patricia M. Shields is a Regents' Professor in the Department of Political Science at Texas State University. Her scholarship includes works on peace, pragmatism and public administration, democracy, gender, military studies and research methods. She has edited the journal Armed Forces & Society since 2001 and is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Maurice Hamington is Professor of Philosophy, and Affiliate Faculty in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Portland State University. In addition to being an Addams scholar, he is a feminist care ethicist The author or editor of fifteen books, he serves as a Fulbright Specialist and has delivered numerous invited lectures on care theory. Joseph Soeters has been a professor at the Netherlands Defence Academy and taught organizational sociology at Tilburg University. Now he is an emeritus professor. He has published extensively on the military and peacekeeping, including issues of human resources management, diversity and (international/inter-organizational) cooperation.
