A-CSEAR Conference 2022
Find out about the A-CSEAR Conference 2022
Democratising Accounting
12 — 14 December 2022
Emerging Scholars Colloquium — 12 December 2022
Conference — 13 and 14 December 2022
Call for Papers
The School of Accounting and Commercial Law (Te Kura Kaute, Ture Tauhokohoko), Wellington School of Business and Government (Ōrauariki), warmly invites you to the 21st Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (A-CSEAR) Conference and Emerging Scholars’ Colloquium to be held in-person at the Wellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. The Emerging Scholars’ Colloquium will be held on 12 December 2022 and the main conference on 13-14 December 2022.
The conference theme for 2022 is “Democratising accounting”. Global initiatives such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are increasingly calling for more participatory forms of governance – at both organisational and institutional levels – to address key challenges such as climate change, financial austerity, rising inequalities and modern slavery. Faced with escalating social and ecological crises, civil society groups also highlight the need for accounts that provide citizens with space to voice concerns, aspirations and demands too often denied by dominant powerholders. In addition to contemporary issues such as the impact of the pandemic.
Developments such as these generate various de/repoliticising pressures impacting the way organisations, policymakers and civil society actors approach accounting. In particular, they affect what is (in)visible, (un)thinkable, (un)sayable and/or (un)governable.
We encourage a broad interpretation of “Democratising accounting”. This may include topics and themes relating, but not limited, to stakeholder engagement, the politics of value(s) and valuation, alternative and emergent accounts, counter-accounting and social movements, accounting education, the affective dimensions of accounting, barriers and facilitators of democratisation.
Registration
To register for conference please click here
| Individual Registration | Early-bird fee (until 7 October 2022) | Regular fee (after 7 October 2022) |
| Conference attendees | ||
| CSEAR member | NZD500 | NZD550 |
| Non-CSEAR member | NZD650 | NZD700 |
| Students (PhD students and emerging scholars) - Includes ESC and Conference attendance | ||
| CSEAR member Non-CSEAR member | NZD200 NZD300 | NZD250 NZD350 |
Conference Dinner: All rates include the conference dinner on 13 December 2022.
CSEAR membership: We encourage delegates who are yet to pay their annual CSEAR membership to do so here to enjoy the special member rates to A-CSEAR 2022,
About A-CSEAR
The Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR) is an international membership-based network that aims to mobilise accounting scholarship to enable a more sustainable society.
A-CSEAR (the Australasian division) aims to foster a supportive and inclusive community of emerging and established scholars investigating research on the social and environmental aspects of accounting theory and practice. The annual A-CSEAR conference provides an international forum in which to showcase this work and to foster much needed interdisciplinary research in accounting.
The A-CSEAR community is a vibrant and diverse group committed to the free exchange of ideas, rigorous debate and support for the growing of research collaborations and opportunities within social and environmental accounting and governance.
You can become a member of CSEAR at https://csear.co.uk/membership/
Plenary speakers
Associate Professor Gordon Boyce, La Trobe University
With 30 years’ experience in the University sector, Gordon researched and taught across the spectrum of accounting, information systems, public sector ethics, and education. He served in a variety of leadership, governance, and administrative roles across a wide range of academic activity and service, including journal editorial and editorial board roles.
Gordon developed and taught subjects encompassing introductory, financial, and management accounting, systems and audit, and accounting theory and research. He developed new teaching units on accounting and society, and social and critical perspectives on accounting.
The ongoing development of social accounting forms a continuing research focus for Gordon. He uses critical and interpretive perspectives to examine a range of interrelated social, political, and organisational dimensions of accounting and accountability. He was the 2018 inductee into the ACSEAR ‘Hall of Fame’.
Professor Nick McGuigan, Monash University
Professor Nick McGuigan is an award-winning educator and researcher who works as an innovator, instigator and disruptor to create future-oriented business education programs that focus on innovation, creativity and design thinking. He has a particular passion for interdisciplinary perspectives where he co-founded The Accountability Institute - a progressive platform aimed at fostering collaborations between art, science, technology and economics, bringing these fields into conversation to create a new language for business centered on accountability.
He researches in the areas of integrated thinking, diversity and social justice, learning design, systems networks, ecosystem restoration and regenerative accounting, where he is a sought-after international speaker. His interdisciplinary perspectives inform both his research and educational practice where he holds an Australian National Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning and a recipient of the prestigious 2019 Aspen Institute Global ‘Ideas Worth Teaching’ Award.
Nick works across Monash Business School as the Director of Equity, Diversity and Social Inclusion where he plays a leading role in the recently launched Masters of Indigenous Business Leadership program. He maintains a close association with global professional bodies, regularly working together to host events, contribute to panel discussions and create up-to-date, engaging member content. Nick founded Monash Business School’s Artist-In-Residency program, conceptually designed the world’s first-ever accounting perfume and is a Co-Instigator of the international ‘Queering Accounting’ movement.
Professor Helen Tregidga, Royal Holloway, University of London
Helen Tregidga is a Professor of Accounting at Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom and is currently the Co-Director of CRIS (Centre for Research into Sustainability).
Helen’s research focus can be defined by an interest in issues related to the interface of organisations, society and the natural environment. Underlying all her research is an interest in social and environmental issues and critical aspects of organisations and work. Her research has, for example, focused on the constructions of sustainable development/sustainability within the corporate context, its consequences, and the role of academics and others in countering or resisting this discourse.
Helen’s work has appeared in international journals including Accounting, Organizations & Society, Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Critical Perspectives on Accounting; Business & Society, and Organization & Environment. Helen is currently an Associate Editor at Critical Perspectives on Accounting and serves on several editorial boards including: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal; Accounting Forum; Social and Environmental Accountability Journal; Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal; and, Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management. Helen is an active member of the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR) including being a member of its Executive Council.
Professor Helen Tregidga will be presenting her plenary session virtually from Royal Holloway, University of London.
Emerging Scholars Colloquium
The A-CSEAR 2022 Conference is pleased to invite submissions for the Emerging Scholars Colloquium (ESC) – a one-day event for emerging scholars working in the social and environmental accounting space.
This year’s colloquium will take place in-person on 12 December 2022, immediately preceding the A-CSEAR 2022 conference that will be held at the Wellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand from 13 to 14 December 2022. The participants of the ESC also have the opportunity to join the A-CSEAR 2022 conference after the colloquium.
The aim of the colloquium is to provide an opportunity for emerging scholars in social and environmental accounting and accountability research (SEA) to present and discuss their research projects alongside a cohort of distinguished faculty. The colloquium will be relatively informal with the aim of promoting engaging discourse.
Criteria and Submission Process
Submissions will be selected according to the quality and relevance of the research or project proposal to SEA.
Interested emerging scholars wishing to participate in this event are invited to apply by submitting ONE single Word file containing:
- An extended abstract (maximum 1,000 words) that summarises any of the following that is applicable.
- the title of the project and a summaryof the research question
- the theoretical and methodological framework(s) utilised or considered;
- the expectedcontribution;
- the potentialimplications from the research;
- the discussion of the results to date (if any); and
- any challenges encountered.
Appropriate bibliographical references outlining the positioning of the work should also be included but will not be tallied towardsthe maximum word count.
- A maximum one-page personal summary including name, e-mail address, institutional affiliation, research interests, and years in the doctoral program to date (if applicable).
Submissions should be made no later than 30 September 2022 to a-csear2022@vuw.ac.nz indicating “A-CSEAR EmergingScholars Colloquium 2022 Submission” in the e-mail subject line. Submission outcomes will be notified by 31 October 2022.
Special Issue
Submitting authors to the conference are encouraged to consider submitting their papers to the SEAJ Special Issue on “Finding our Voices – Exploring Diversity, Inclusion and Accounting by the Marginalised and Managed Diverse”. See details here.
Venue
Situated at the Southern end of the North Island, Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara) is the capital city of New Zealand (Aotearoa) and was recently named “the coolest little capital in the world” by Lonely Planet. Set on a stunning harbour and surrounded by nature, Wellington boasts award-winning eateries, a love of coffee (or what some may claim to be the best coffee in the world!), regional wine and craft beer, a treasure trove of boutique shops, a busy events calendar, and numerous outdoor activities all within a stone’s through of the CBD. For further information on Wellington activities, see: https://www.newzealand.com/int/wellington/.
We are excited to host A-CSEAR 2022 in the heart of the Wellington CBD in Rutherford House situated at our Pipitea Campus. Specific venue rooms will be announced in the conference programme.
Accommodation
A-CSEAR 2022 partnerships with the following accommodation providers:
Quest Wellington - 33 Hunter Street
There are two specific options for our A-CSEAR guests:
Cancellations and changes are not permitted to the advance purchase, non-refundable, non-transferrable, non-changeable, non-commissionable booking.
To get the rates offered, delegates must contact reception directly on +6449160700 and reference the A-CSEAR 2022 conference rates.
Quest 256 Lambton Quay (Level 4)
Delegates are able to book a studio apartment at $192.00 per night per studio.
Delegates may directly send their booking requests to the hotel managers: Sean and Lena Chin at manager@quest256lambton.co.nz and reference the A-CSEAR Conference.
Delegates are offered a special rate of $250 per room per night. Delegates will need to contact Wellesley Boutique Hotel directly on 04 474 1308 or email at reception@wellesleyboutiquehotel.co.nz/.
Delegates may book as follows.
Online booking link: A-CSEAR Conference
Executive Rooms - $300.00 per night per room
Discounted rates for A-CSEAR delegates range from $149 per night per room to $209 per night per room.
Delegates may book using the following link: https://www.aturahotels.com/private-page/victoria-university-a-csear.
Delegates may book using the following link: Book Now. Promo code: TH15088275. Discounted rates start at $185 per night per room.
Covid-19 and Travel
Up-to-date information on covid-19 and travelling to New Zealand can be found here: https://covid19.govt.nz/international-travel/travel-to-new-zealand-by-air/
Conference co-convenors
Dr Sendirella George
Dr Sendirella George is a lecturer at the School of Accounting and Commercial Law (Te Kura Kaute, Ture Tauhokohoko), Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand (Te Herenga Waka). Sendirella completed her PhD in 2016 and has since published her work in top ranking journals – such as Critical Perspectives on Accounting (CPA), Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ), & Accounting Education Journal – and undertaken various research projects motivated by an emancipatory conceptualisation of accounting and accountability. Specifically, Sendirella’s research is focused on developing critical dialogic accounting and accountably (CDAA) and democratising accounting, by exploring the potential for accounting to effect meaningful social change through social movements and counter-accounting. Sendirella is currently the co-lead of the Accounting Teaching Team at Te Kura Kaute, Ture Tauhokohoko She is also the Social Media Network Leader for the Alternative Accounting Research Network (AARN) and the Social Medial Leader (Academic) for Critical Perspectives on Accounting Journal.
Email: Sendirella.George@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Yinka Moses
Dr Yinka Moses a lecturer at the School of Accounting and Commercial Law (Te Kura Kaute, Ture Tauhokohoko), Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand (Te Herenga Waka). Yinka’s teaching interests focus on accounting for strategy, performance, and value. His research considers how accountability is implicated in management accounting and sustainability reporting. Yinka is a member of the CPA Australia ESG Committee (NZ Division) and a key facilitator for the Wellington Uni Professional Enterprise Sustainability & Strategy Programme.
Email: Yinka.Moses@vuw.ac.nz
Scientific and Organising Committee
Dr Clare Markham
Dr Clare Markham is a lecturer in Accounting at the School of Accounting and Commercial Law (Te Kura Kaute, Ture Tauhokohoko), Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand (Te Herenga Waka). Clare teaches Management Accounting and Accounting Information Systems, where she draws on her previous work experience in auditing and IT programme management. Clare’s research focuses on the affective and emotional dimensions of the authority of accounting technologies, such as cost-benefit analysis, employing qualitative case-study methods and post-structural critical discourse theory analysis approaches.
Dr Isabella Li
Dr Isabella Li is a lecturer in Accounting at the School of Accounting and Commercial Law (Te Kura Kaute, Ture Tauhokohoko), Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand (Te Herenga Waka). Isabella completed her PhD in 2021 at the University of Auckland. Her research interests include, management control systems, performance measurement systems, and revenue and cost management
Dr Hang Pham
Dr Hang Pham is a lecturer in Accounting at the School of Accounting and Commercial Law (Te Kura Kaute, Ture Tauhokohoko), Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand (Te Herenga Waka). Hang’s research interests are focused on organisations and climate change responses, carbon accounting for business activities, the analysis of corporate environmental disclosures, and business responses to environmental issues.
Dr Farzana Aman Tanima
Dr Farzana Aman Tanima is a lecturer at the Faculty of Business and Law, University of Wollongong, Australia, and a critical/qualitative researcher in accounting with an interest in the role that accounting plays in women's empowerment issues, particularly in developing country contexts. With personal interest in the growth and socio-political issues in her home country, Farzana’s PhD research focused on Bangladesh where poverty continues to be an overarching factor affecting poorer echelons of society. During her PhD, Farzana worked full-time as an Assistant Lecturer and later Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, under the supervision of Professor Judy Brown, Victoria University of Wellington and Professor Trevor Hopper, Sussex University, UK. Farzana has publications within top ranked journals such as Accounting, Organisations and Society, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, and Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journals. Farzana’s teaching areas include management accounting, financial accounting and the study of accounting in a social and political context at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Farzana is involved in various governance roles, and is currently working as a co-network leader for Alternative Accounting Research Network, and Editorial Board Member and Social Media Leader - Academic for Critical Perspectives on Accounting Journal
Dr Binh Bui
Dr Binh Bui is Associate Professor in Accounting at Macquarie University, and previously worked at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Her research interests include the interface between strategy and management control systems, climate change and emission trading, risk management, and accounting education. She has published papers in top ranking accounting journals, including Management Accounting Research, Behavioral Research in Accounting, Accounting Education: an international journal, and Accounting History. Her past and ongoing research projects examine carbon accounting and assurance and the role played by accounting in reducing carbon emissions within organisations in New Zealand and around the world. Her recent projects concern issues regarding research practices, Covid-19 and accountability and sustainability implications, and fintech. Her research utilizes qualitative and quantitative methods, ranging from in-depth case studies to surveys and large database statistical analyses. She is currently the associate editor and editorial board member of some accounting journals, including British Accounting Review, Accounting & Finance, Meditari Accountancy Research, and Accounting Research Journal.
Dr Matt Sorola
Dr Matt Sorola is an assistant professor at Toulouse Business School, France, where he teaches financial and managerial accounting. Matt also teaches Masters and PhD level courses on research design, mixed methods and academic writing. His research can be generally defined as critical or interpretive in nature, and he is more broadly interested in the intersection between politics and accounting. More specifically, his research is set within the critical dialogic accounting and accountability project, where he aims to surface alternative and marginalised perspectives, and to foster critically pluralist and reflexive understandings. Matt serves as a reviewer for various journals in accounting and management, and he is an editorial board member of Social & Environmental Accountability Journal. Matt is also actively involved in the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research community where he hosts a monthly research discussion forum.
Sponsors
We are excited to announce that A-CSEAR 2022 is sponsored by Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ), Accounting Forum Journal, Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Metis Institute for Climate Strategy (Metis), and the RSK Centre for Sustainability Excellence.
Contact us
If you have any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us a at A-CSEAR2022@vuw.ac.nz