Into the light and engagement: Two decades of interdisciplinary perspectives on accounting, auditing and accountability research

Purpose - This editorial seeks to reflect on seven contributions to this Design/methodology/approach - The paper employs a literature-based analysis and critique. The paper is primarily a discussion paper. Findings - This editorial draws together the themes of papers in this Research limitations/implications - The practical and research issues explored in this, and the other papers, in this special theme section, it is hoped, will invoke more critical perspectives on accountancy, assist scholars in theory development and application, and influence growth in reflective academic studies in this area. Originality/value - This editorial discusses the contributions to this

[1]  S. Walker.  Innovation, convergence and argument without end in accounting history , 2008 .

[2]  L. Parker.  Social and environmental accountability research: A view from the commentary box , 2005 .

[3]  C. Humphrey,et al.  Auditing research: a review across the disciplinary divide , 2008 .

[4]  S. Soltys,et al.  Social accounting research: An Australasian perspective , 2007 .

[5]  Naomi Klein,et al.  The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism , 2009 .

[6]  Kim Langfield-Smith,et al.  Strategic management accounting: how far have we come in 25 years? , 2008 .

[7]  D. Owen.  Chronicles of wasted time?: A personal reflection on the current state of, and future prospects for, social and environmental accounting research , 2008 .

[8]  David Otley,et al.  Did Kaplan and Johnson get it right , 2008 .

[9]  M. Mathews.  Twenty‐five years of social and environmental accounting research , 1997 .

[10]  R. Gray.  The social accounting project and Accounting Organizations and Society. Privileging engagement, imaginings, new accountings and pragmatism over critique? , 2002 .

[11]  J. Guthrie,et al.  Changes in the Public Sector: A Review of Recent“Alternative” Accounting Research , 1992 .

[12]  P. Sikka.  Enterprise Culture and Accountancy Firms: New Masters of The Universe , 2008 .

[13]  L. Parker,et al.  Editorial : The coming out of accounting research specialisms , 2006 .

[14]  Thomas H. Johnson,et al.  Relevance Lost: The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting , 1987 .

[15]  J. Guthrie,et al.  Public Sector to Public Services: 20 Years of 'Contextual' Accounting Research , 2007 .