ISLC2018: 17th International Studying Leadership Conference 'The Power of Leadership' Lancaster House Hotel Lancaster, UK, December 16-18, 2018 |
Conference website | http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/islc-2018/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=islc2018 |
Abstract registration deadline | August 31, 2018 |
Submission deadline | September 1, 2018 |
As in social science generally, leadership research examines power in many different ways. Mainstream heroic writers tend to address power implicitly. Their interest in charismatic, transformational and authentic leadership, for example, typically concentrates on individual leaders’ capacity to ‘influence’ and ‘inspire’. Post-heroic writers emphasise more collective and relational dimensions of power in their focus on collaboration, cooperation and empowerment. Critical researchers address the ‘darker side’ of power, exploring for example toxic leadership, corruption, excessive control and surveillance, and the reproduction of intersecting inequalities. Some critics argue that leaders’ power is often romanticised and overstated. Suffice it to say that, whether for good and/or ill, whether focussing on individuals and/or collectives, and whether emphasising positive and/or negative outcomes, power in all its forms is a central issue for leadership theories and practices.
Submission Guidelines
The organisers invite conceptual and empirical contributions addressing heroic, post-heroic and/or more critical perspectives on the power of leadership – its various situated meanings, conditions, processes and consequences. Papers exploring alternative themes and perspectives are also welcomed.
Abstracts (maximum 1000 words) should be submitted by September 1st, 2018.
Committees
Conference Chair: David Collinson
Conference Administrator: Alice Jesmont
Invited Speakers
Professor Jackie Ford, Professor of Leadership and Organisation Studies, University of Durham
Professor Yiannis Gabriel, Professor of Organisation Theory, University of Bath
Professor Keith Grint, Professor of Public Leadership & Management, University of Warwick
Venue
Lancaster House Hotel, Green Lance Lancaster, LA1 4GJ
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to A.Jesmont@Lancaster.ac.uk