Join the conversation with Keith Grint, a well-known UK leadership scholar. His new book, A Cartography of Resistance., ranges from the Roman Empire to the US occupation of Iraq, but our conversation focuses on Keith’s chapters about the resistance to the Nazis. We talk about why universities and intellectuals are among the first targets, how knitting was used in the resistance to the Nazis, and the vital role of communications, messaging, and organization. A notable example Keith talks about is Sefton Delmer, a genius of propaganda who worked on behalf of the Allies in World War II. We also consider the ways in which resistance movements can arise from a claim, often imaginary, of stolen glory—as with the Ku Klux Klan, the invasion of Ukraine, and the J6 assault on the US Capitol. Keith’s work wraps up with a survey of rhetorical devices used in resistance movements.

Show Notes

Keith Grint is Professor Emeritus at Warwick University and founding co-editor with David Collinson of the journal Leadership. He also co-founded the International Studying Leadership Conference. His most recent books include: Leadership, Management & Command: Rethinking D-Day (2008); Leadership: A Very Short Introduction (2010); and Mutiny and Leadership (2021).

A Cartography of Resistance: Leadership, Management, and Command by Keith Grint (Oxford University Press). Table of Contents.

Historical insights: Universities in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union thought giving in to government demands would save their independence by Iveta Silova in The Conversation.

Sefton Delmer: The Man Who Used Nazi Propaganda to Help the Allies Win (TIME)

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