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Jane Addams, Coherence in Uncertain Times: a Political Entrepreneurship in Social Work

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    Identifier: imarina:9245923
    Authors:
    Melgar, PatriciaPlaja, TeresaMunte, AriadnaRedondo, Gisela
    Abstract:
    Since its inception, social work has promoted the defense of human rights and social justice. Doing so has also implied having an influence in the political arena. Although, in some contexts, participation in the political arena of social workers is limited. Based on an analysis of the figure of Jane Addams, using a bibliographic analysis, this study shows the role that social work can play in changing policies and the importance of being coherent with personal values, as well as engaging in equal dialogue using human rights and social justice as a starting point. Jane Addams became a political entrepreneur in fields such as the struggle for women's rights, the rights of immigrants, the fight against child labor exploitation and the quest for peace. This positioning had negative repercussions on her public image, although she was finally awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Melgar, Patricia; Plaja, Teresa; Munte, Ariadna; Redondo, Gisela;
    Department: Pedagogia
    URV's Author/s: Redondo Sama, Gisela
    Keywords: Social work Social justice Political entrepreneurship Policy Peace Jane addams History
    Abstract: Since its inception, social work has promoted the defense of human rights and social justice. Doing so has also implied having an influence in the political arena. Although, in some contexts, participation in the political arena of social workers is limited. Based on an analysis of the figure of Jane Addams, using a bibliographic analysis, this study shows the role that social work can play in changing policies and the importance of being coherent with personal values, as well as engaging in equal dialogue using human rights and social justice as a starting point. Jane Addams became a political entrepreneur in fields such as the struggle for women's rights, the rights of immigrants, the fight against child labor exploitation and the quest for peace. This positioning had negative repercussions on her public image, although she was finally awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
    Thematic Areas: Sociology Social sciences (miscellaneous) Social sciences (all) Pedagogical & educational research History of social sciences History Historia general y especializada Historia General social sciences Education Educación Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas Ciencias de la educación
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: gisela.redondo@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0003-2240-7795
    Record's date: 2024-07-27
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/hse/article/view/8771
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Historia Social Y De La Educación. 10 (3): 362-379
    APA: Melgar, Patricia; Plaja, Teresa; Munte, Ariadna; Redondo, Gisela; (2021). Jane Addams, Coherence in Uncertain Times: a Political Entrepreneurship in Social Work. Historia Social Y De La Educación, 10(3), 362-379. DOI: 10.1783/hse.8771
    Article's DOI: 10.1783/hse.8771
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2021
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Education,History,History of Social Sciences,Social Sciences (Miscellaneous)
    Social work
    Social justice
    Political entrepreneurship
    Policy
    Peace
    Jane addams
    History
    Sociology
    Social sciences (miscellaneous)
    Social sciences (all)
    Pedagogical & educational research
    History of social sciences
    History
    Historia general y especializada
    Historia
    General social sciences
    Education
    Educación
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciencias humanas
    Ciencias de la educación
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