Selected Readings

Bryson, J., & Crosby, B. (2005). A leadership framework for cross-sector collaboration. Public Management Review, 7(2): 177-201.

Burns, J. (1978). Leadership. New York, NY: Harper & Row Publishers.

Chrislip, D.D., & Larson, C.E. (1994). Collaborative leadership: How citizens and civic leaders can make a difference. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Crosby, B. (1999). Leadership for global citizenship: Building transnational community. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Crosby, B. and Bryson, J. (2005) Leadership for the common good: Tackling public problems in a shared-power world. Second Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Drath, W. (2001). The deep blue sea: Rethinking the source of leadership. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Inc.

Fletcher, J. (2004). The paradox of post heroic leadership: An essay on gender, power, and transformational change. Leadership Quarterly, 15(5): 647-661.

Gardner, J. (1993). On leadership. New York: The Free Press.

Goethals, G.R., Sorenson, G.J., & MacGregor Burns, J. (Eds.). (2004). Encyclopedia of leadership. London: Sage Publications.

Heifetz, R.A. (1994). Leadership without easy answers. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.

Huxham, C., & Vangen, S. (2000). Leadership in the shaping and implementation of collaboration agendas: How things happen in a (not quite) joined-up world. Academy of Management Journal, 43(6): 1159-1175.

Morris, A., & Staggenborg, S. (2004). Leadership in social movements. In D.A. Snow, S.A. Soule, & H. Kriesi. (Eds.), The Blackwell companion to social movements (pp. 171-196). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.

Ospina, S., & Sorenson, G. (2006). A constructionist lens on leadership: Charting new territory. In G. Goethals and G. Sorenson (Eds.), The quest for a general theory of leadership. Cheltenham Glos, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers.

Slesky, J., & Smith, A. (1994). Community entrepreneurship: A framework for social change leadership. Center for Creative Leadership "Best Paper Awards" for The Leadership Quarterly, 1990-1993.

Vera, D., & Crossan, M. (2004). Strategic leadership and organizational learning. Academy of Management Review, 29(2): 222-240.

Greenwood, D.J., & Levin, M. (1998). Introduction to action research: Social research for social change. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Ospina, S., Dodge, J., Foldy, E.G., & Hofmann-Pinilla, A. (2007) "Taking the action turn: Lessons from bringing participation to qualitative research." In Reason and Bradbury, Handbook of Action Research, Second edition, Sage Publications.

Reason, P., & Bradbury, H. (Eds.). (2001). Handbook of action research: Participative inquiry and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Alinsky, S. (1971). Rules for radicals: A pragmatic primer for realistic radicals. New York: Random House.

Avner, M. (2004). The nonprofit board member's guide to lobbying and advocacy. St. Paul, MN: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.

Berry, J.M., with Arons, D.F. (2003). A voice for nonprofits. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press.

Bobo, K., Kendall, J., & Max, S.(2001). Organizing for social change: A manual for activists in the 1990's. Washington, DC: Seven Locks Press.

Bryson, J.M. (1988). Strategic planning for public and nonprofit organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Chrislip, D.D., & Larson, C. (1994). Collaborative leadership: How citizens and leaders make a difference. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publication.

Cohen, D., De La Vega, R., & Watson, G. (2001). Advocacy for social justice: A global action and reflection guide. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press.

Collins, J., & Porras, J. (1997). Built to last: Successful habits of visionary companies. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Halperin, S. (2001). A guide for the powerless and those who don't know their own power: A primer on the American political process. Washington, DC: American Youth Policy Forum.

Hope, A., & Timmel, S. (2000). Training for transformation: A handbook for community workers (Vol. 4). Rugby, UK: ITDG Publishing.

Horowitz, C. (2002). The spiritual activist: Practices to transform your life, your work, and your world. New York: Penguin Publishing.

How - and why - to influence public policy: An action guide for community organizations [Electronic version]. Community Change, 17(Winter 1996). Washington, DC: Center for Community Change. Available online at http://www.communitychange.org/shared/publications/downloads/CCCNews17.pdf

Miller, V., & Covey, J.G. (1997). Advocacy sourcebook: Frameworks for planning, action and reflection. Institute for Development Research.

Reilly, M., & Schuler, M. (Eds.). (2000). Becoming an advocate step by step: Women's Experiences in Central and Eastern Europe and the newly independent states. Washington, DC: Women, Law and Development International.

Schwarz, R.M. (1994). The skilled facilitator: Practical wisdom for developing effective groups. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publications.

Sen, R. (2003). Stir it up: Lessons in community organizing. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Shapiro, I. (Ed.). (2001). A guide to budget work for NGOs. Washington, DC: The International Budget Project.

Shultz, J. (2002). The democracy owner's manual: A practical guide to changing the world. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.

Smucker, B. (1999). The nonprofit lobbying guide. Washington, DC: Independent Sector.

Stout, L. (1997). Bridging the class divide and other lessons for grassroots organizing. Boston: Beacon Press.

Themba, M.N. (1999). Making policy making change: How communities are taking law into Their own hands. Berkeley, CA: Chardon Press.

VeneKlasen, L., with Miller, V. (2006). A new weave of power, people & politics: The action guide for advocacy and citizen participation. Rugby, UK: ITDG Publishing.

Wallack, L., Woodruff, K., Dorfman, L., & Diaz, I. (1999). News for a change: An advocate's guide to working with the media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Chetkovich, C., & Kunreuther, F. (2006). Grassroots organizations making social change. Ithaca: ILR Press/Cornell University Press.

Larana, E., Johnston, H., & Gusfield, J.R. (Eds.). (1994). New social movements: From ideology to identity. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Smock, K. (2004) Democracy in action: Community organizing and urban change. New York: Columbia University Press.

Snow, D.A., Soule, S.A., & Kriesi, H. (Eds.). (2004). The Blackwell companion to social movements. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.

Wood, R. (2002). Faith in action: Religion, race and democratic organizing in America. Chicago: University of Chicago.