Voluntary ‘organic’ leadership for community resilience

• Published in: Voluntary sector review Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 81 - 98
• Main Author: Lough, Benjamin J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Manchester Policy Press 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Adversity; Community; Critical incidents; Humanitarian; Leadership; Mutual Aid; Resilience; Self-Organisation; Volunteers; volunteers; mutual aid; resilience; self-organisation; humanitarian

This article investigates the qualities of bottom-up leadership that emerges voluntarily and collectively in response to adverse events. With an eye on better understanding the resilience of marginalised communities in the Global South, it seeks to illustrate how bottom-up ‘organic’ leadership is a...