Books
ILA’s book series offer fresh thinking on leadership from a diverse range of leaders, scholars, educators, and leadership professionals working around the globe. They support ILA’s purpose to connect people worldwide to advance the practice and study of leadership for a just and thriving future.
Current series include Building Leadership Bridges and Transformative Women Leaders, both published by Emerald Publishing. Past series include Women & Leadership: Research, Theory, and Practice, published by InfoAge and the original BLB series published by Jossey-Bass/Wiley.
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Grassroots Leadership and the Arts for Social Change
Editors: Susan J. Erenrich and Jon F. Wergin, Editors
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Theorizing Women and Leadership: New Insights and Contributions From Multiple Perspectives
Editors: Julia Storberg-Walker and Paige Haber-Curran
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Gender, Communication, and the Leadership Gap
Editors: Carolyn M. Cunningham, Heather M. Crandall, and Alexa M. Dare
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Creative Social Change: Leadership for a Healthy World
Editors: Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, John Baugher, and Karin Jironet
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Gender, Media, and Organization: Challenging Mis(s) Representations of Women Leaders and Managers
Editors: Carole Elliott, Valerie Stead, Sharon Mavin and Jannine Williams
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Leadership 2050: Critical Challenges, Key Contexts, and Emerging Trends
Editor: Matthew Sowcik
Associate Editors: Anthony C. Andenoro, Mindy McNutt, and Susan Elaine Murphy
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Women and Leadership Around the World
Editors: Susan R. Madsen, Karen A. Longman, and Faith Wambura Ngunjiri
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Leading with Spirit, Presence, and Authenticity
Editors: Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, John Eric Baugher, Karin Jironet, and Lena Lid-Falkman
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Women & Leadership in Higher Education
Editors: Susan R. Madsen and Karen A. Longman
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The Embodiment of Leadership
Editors: Lois Ruskai Melina, Gloria J. Burgess, Lena Lid Falkman and Antonio Marturano
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