Leadership as a Relational and Discursive Process: Exploring Rhetorical and Material Dynamics

Building on an ontological and epistemological shift away from the essentialization of leadership (Grint, 2000), the works in this issue expand the understanding of leadership as a discursive, co-constructed, and materially influenced phenomenon.The concept of discursive leadership challenges traditional views that focus on individual characteristics or static organizational structures.Instead, it emphasizes leadership as an ongoing process shaped by rhetorical and material dynamics.Fairhurst and Uhl -Bien (2012) highlight how leadership is deeply embedded in socio -cultural and material environments, where interactions between leaders and followers are co-constructed.Rhetoric