American political theorist who wrote on Jane Addams, just war theory, and the relationship between politics and theology — a communitarian feminist who defended traditional family structures.
Jane Addams and the Dream of American Democracy: recovers Addams as a political theorist. Just War Against Terror: argued post-9/11 American use of force could be justified. Women and War: critical analysis of the gender politics of warfare.
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