Acting in the Public Interest: Accounting for the Vulnerable

On December 4, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., Stephen Jollands (University of Exeter) will host the seminar Acting in the Public Interest: Accounting for the Vulnerable, in online format, as part of The ISCAP/IPP Accounting Webinar Series.

The webinar takes place as part of the activities developed by CEOS.PP and integrates the activities of the curricular units of ISCAP's Accounting and Administration, Consulting and Translation and Business Communication degrees and the Master's degrees in Accounting and Finance, Corporate Finance and Management and Legal and Business Regime of the Social Economy.

Stephen Jollands is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter, Business School, which he joined in September 2011. He was formerly a Tutor in Management Accounting at The University of Auckland Business School, in the Department of Accounting and Finance, where he completed his PhD. Stephen has a variety of practical experience including two years working for Ernst and Young. His research and professional interests primarily rest in sustainable development and issues related to social and ecological sustainability. He is particularly interested in the (un)expected and (un)intended consequences of artefacts that are mobilised in relation to aspects of these issues, including those that are labelled as ‘accounting for sustainability’. The focus of his current research is on the area of ‘accounting for the vulnerable’, with a specific examination of homelessness. This is complimented by research looking at the ‘valuation of ecology’, with a specific examination of natural capital accounting. While these two areas may appear to be mutually exclusive, in practice they have many commonalities and overlaps, with future research plans looking to examine these. Both areas are further complemented through an examination of the various aspects of, and the wide-ranging influence of, popular culture. His research has been published in a wide variety of journals including Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, Accounting and Business Research, Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, Conservation Biology, and Water Resources Management.

Organisation:

Cláudia Teixeira

mclaudia@iscap.ipp.pt