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International Journal of Public Leadership : Local meaning-making in discursive, embodied and affective registers
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue and explore how local meaning-making processes of leaders
also occur in embodied and affective registers. The paper aims to introduce the theoretical concept of affect to
studies of local public leadership.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports from an ethnographic study of local leaders managing
educational institutions in Denmark. The paper takes a constructivist or interpretive approach where it is
acknowledged that data is not just out-there ready to be collected and reported but is constructed and
interpreted in particular manners as part of the complex encounter between researcher and field.
Findings – The paper zooms in one particular instance where a leader breaks down in tears and where the
tears seem to evoke a particular affective atmosphere. Thus, the paper shows how, just below the elite narrative
Justine Grønbæk Pors - Personal Name
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ENGLISH
EMERALD INSIGHT
2021
ENGLAND
ILMU PEMERINTAHAN
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APA Citation
Justine Grønbæk Pors. (2021).International Journal of Public Leadership : Local meaning-making in
discursive, embodied and
affective registers.(Electronic Thesis or Dissertation). Retrieved from https://localhost/etd