
Community as Leadership
Gareth Edwards(Author)
Edward Elgar Publishing
Published on 27. March 2015
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-78100-921-5 (ISBN)
Description
Community as Leadership forges a relational notion of leadership linked to community and uses this lens to develop themes for future research and methodology.The book investigates and develops several lines of thinking on community and relates them to leadership. These perspectives include individualism, sense of belonging, friendship and social networks, aesthetics and symbolism, liminality and language and ethics. Offering a critical postmodern stance, Gareth Edwards examines themes for future research, as well as suggesting ideas and implications for leadership learning.
Students looking to explore contemporary thinking on leadership will find this book to be of interest while academics will find use in the avenues for future research and conceptual thinking.
Students looking to explore contemporary thinking on leadership will find this book to be of interest while academics will find use in the avenues for future research and conceptual thinking.
Reviews / Votes
'Gareth Edwards has done scholars from both leadership and community studies a real service by bringing their literatures together in a way that will mutually enrich both fields in years to come. This charming and elegant book models the kind of leadership necessary to engender the community spirit many of us crave in an increasingly complex and rootless world.' -- Brad Jackson, Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78100-921-5 (9781781009215)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Gareth Edwards, Associate Professor of Leadership Development, University of the West of England, UK
Content
Contents: 1. Leadership and Individualism 2. Leadership and a Sense of Belonging 3. Leadership, Friendship and Social Networks 4. Leadership, Symbolism and Aesthetics 5. Leadership, Liminality and Social Drama 6. Language, Ethics and Leadership 7. The Postmodern Community and Leadership Concluding Remarks Index