This second edition handbook identifies critical perspectives in studying and practicing leadership for social justice. The co-editors have brought together over one hundred scholars, over sixty percent from outside of North America. Thus, the topics and methods vary greatly, critically expanding theoretical and methodological ways of knowing the constructs embedded in diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. The handbook troubles the taken-for-grant ideas and norms that often act as barriers to realizing socially just practices within schools, universities, and societies around the world.

    Since the publication of the first edition in 2014, our world has seen a dramatic rise in populist authoritarian governments whose educational policies have exacerbated social injustices, such as criminalizing immigration and migration, banning books, increasing racism, including antisemitism, and excluding LGBTQ+ teachers and students, among many other social injustices. What will clearly distinguish this second edition of Educational Leadership and Social (In)justice is how we bring together fourth-generation international research knowledge of educational leadership for social justice.

Professor Ira Bogotch is recently retired from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA, where he worked for 25 years. His research focuses on the socio-cultural intersections of leadership for social justice as well as different modes of inquiry, and critiquing hegemonic bureaucratic structures. He served on many editorial and advisory boards of scholarly journals and book series.

Professor Carolyn M. Shields is retired from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. She is the Past President of the Commonwealth Council of Educational Administration and Management. Her career has focused on cross-cultural understanding of international and democratic school leadership. Dr. Shields has authored many books related to transformative leadership and social justice and serves on editorial and advisory boards of scholarly journals.