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Contributions of Behavioral Systems Science to Leadership for a New Progressive Movement

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We argue in this paper that we are in the midst of a period in which fundamental global change will be required if societies and many species, perhaps even our own, are to survive. The realities are inescapable, and the potential implications are likely to affect nearly every dimension of human life in the USA and globally. Current trends are discouraging and will be extraordinarily difficult to shift, given global structural realities. It is hard to imagine a time when effective leadership is more necessary or will be more challenging. Our thesis here is that behavioral systems science can contribute in meaningful ways to shaping and sustaining such leadership, leadership required to advance a new progressive movement.

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  1. Ana Elizabete Mota, Ph.D. (Catholic University of São Paulo, 1995), is a Professor in the Department of Social Service at the Federal University of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil. She is the former president of both the Latin American Association for Education and Research in Social Service and the Brazilian Association for Education and Research in Social Welfare. A member of the International Scientific Association, her research focuses on issues of labor and contemporary capitalism.

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Mattaini, M., Aspholm, R. Contributions of Behavioral Systems Science to Leadership for a New Progressive Movement. BEHAV ANALYST 39, 109–121 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-015-0043-4

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