10Justice‐Driven Theories

As an organizer I start from where the world is, as it is, not as I would like it to be. That we accept the world as it is does not in any sense weaken our desire to change it into what we believe it should be—it is necessary to begin where the world is.

—SAUL ALINSKY (1971)

Our final theoretical chapter focuses on theories offering explicit attention to justice. These theories provide insights into people and process but have an undeniable focus on the purpose of leadership. They also illustrate what the complex treatment of justice can and should look like in a theory if, as scholars suggest (Beatty and Guthrie 2021; Carroll, Ford, and Taylor 2022; Chunoo and Guthrie 2023; Dugan and Henderson 2021; Ospina and ...

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