Transformative leadership

Bridging racial and ethnic divisions in multicultural Australia

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5657912
AutoresHyacinth Udah (0000-0002-2681-5596, James Cook University, autor de correspondencia), Parlo Singh (0000-0001-6757-2167, Griffith University), Chinyere Udah (Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Ihiala, Nigeria)
Año2025
Páginas1-21
Fecha de publicación2025-10-09
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocial Identities (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1350-4630 • E-ISSN: 1363-0296
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13504630.2025.2570261
OpenAlexW4415014350
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas29

In this article, we draw on a qualitative pilot study to examine how transformative leadership practices can bridge racial and ethnic divisions in multicultural Australia. Through thematic and framework analysis of semi-structured interview and focus group discussions with personnel from Barefoot to Boots, a grassroots refugee support organisation, we explore how participants with experiences of migration engage in everyday practices of disruption, care, solidarity, and creative negotiation of space to reshape belonging, challenge dominant norms of whiteness, and promote equity in settler-colonial Australia. The findings indicate that leadership is not simply about formal authority but rather an ethical, relational and place-based practice rooted in community engagement and justice. The article contributes to scholarship on racial justice, leadership and migration studies by highlighting how minoritised leaders reimagine national identity and belonging. It concludes with implications for anti-racism praxis, leadership development, and equity-focused policymaking within and beyond Australia

Ethnic group · Ethnic studies · Multiculturalism · Racism · Transformative learning · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development