This book comprehensively conceptualises disaster resilience leadership within
the macro context of a risk society. Leadership for disaster resilience has gained
prominence in the face of global environmental change, and the need for
collaboration, integration, and synergy in addressing this crisis is starker than ever.
Drawing on case studies from across India, the volume focuses on leaderships of
individuals, bureaucratic and political actors, civil society actors, and institutions.
It looks at the ways in which disaster resilience leadership can address key
challenges through the application of such theoretical perspectives as integrative
public leadership, critical new institutionalism, and comparative realisation focused
approaches to social justice. It highlights current leadership practices and envisages
sustainable solutions to the environmental crisis by emphasising the need for disaster
resilience leadership that could bring about systemic and socio-structural change.
Presenting fresh perspectives on leadership research, the book will be an essential
read for scholars and researchers of disaster management, social work, management
studies, development studies, environmental studies, and public policy. It will also
be useful for NGOs and professionals working in the public sector and with civil
society bodies.