Member Communities
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Leadership Scholarship
The Leadership Scholarship Member Community brings together seasoned and new scholars and researchers sharing an emphasis on leadership from all disciplines, fields of study and research approaches. The Leadership Scholarship Community creates opportunities to share research and theories, encourages rigor and relevance, and fosters collaboration.
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Member Community Leaders
Chair
Associate Professor of Civic & Organizational Leadership, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Contact Community Leaders at leadershipscholarship@ilaglobalnetwork.org
Priorities and Projects
Engage in Discussion
Engaging in discussion within ILA on the meaning of rigor and relevance concerning research and scholarship about leadership.
Support Research
Supporting the Leadership Education Research Agenda and recruiting members to contribute to its Research Priorities
Scholarly Submissions
Engaging scholars within ILA to submit and review conference papers, panels, workshop and symposia or book proposals.
Get Involved
Presenter & Attendee Opportunities
ILA’s member communities make up the foundation of ILA’s Global Conference topic focused streams. Submit your session proposal and attend this premier conference.
Engage in Vibrant Discussions
Navigate ILA Intersections, an exclusive online member resource. Engage in vibrant discussions with like-minded leaders, access members-only resources and ILA’s online member directory.
Volunteer
Our activities and programs are organized by our dedicated team of member volunteers. If you would like to deepen your engagement, please email us about volunteer opportunities at leadershipscholarship@ilaglobalnetwork.org.
Doctoral Consortium
ILA’s Doctoral Consortium is an interactive forum that brings together doctoral students at any stage of their program to connect and learn from established scholars, dissertation chairs, and practitioners in the field, and create a community of future leaders.
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Emerging Scholars Research Consortium (ESRC)
ESRC, part of ILA’s annual global conference, offers select emerging scholars a mentoring chance to present research to senior scholars. Chosen competitively, they’re paired for dialogue and receive feedback during sessions.
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ILA’s 26th Annual Global Conference
7 – 10 November
Chicago, Illinois
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Resources
The ILA offers a wide variety of leadership resources to help you elevate your leadership research and practice.
Leadership Theories, Frameworks, and Approaches in Practice
Live Webinar 25 March, 11:00 AM or 7:00 PM EDT (UTC-4). Go behind the pages with Guthrie and Whitney as they delve into the history and application of leadership theories and how they work in practice. Drawing on over a century of leadership thought, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss!
Call for Abstracts – Disrupting the Default: Perspectives on Gender, Power, and Emergent Technology
Submit your abstract by 31 August 2025 for Disrupting the Default: Perspectives on Gender, Power, and Emergent Technology, a new book in ILA’s Transformative Women Leaders Book Series published by Emerald. The book will be edited by Christine Haskell, Ph.D., Catharyn Baird, J.D., and Randal Joy Thompson, Ph.D.
Gradually and Then Suddenly: 25 Steps for Wannabe Dictators
When democracy erodes “gradually and then suddenly,” how can we spot the warning signs? This analysis by ILA Fellows Keith Grint and David L. Collinson reveals the 25-step authoritarian playbook that transforms leaders into dictators and why recognizing these patterns now matters more than ever.
Collective Leadership
Richard Bolden discusses leading together. Leadership isn’t always about formal roles, it’s about what gets mobilized, the importance of collective discussion before rushing to solutions, and viewing leadership as a lens that reveals hidden dynamics.
Additional Resources
- Method Moments – Seven unique discussions with scholars concerning various specific research approaches!
- Journals
- Awards – Learn about the Jablin Dissertation Award and the Kenneth E. Clark Student Research Award