Responsible social accounting communities, symbolic activism and the reframing of social accounting. A commentary on new accounts: Towards a reframing of social accounting

Ian Thomson

doi:10.1016/j.accfor.2014.05.002

Responsible social accounting communities, symbolic activism and the reframing of social accounting. A commentary on new accounts: Towards a reframing of social accounting

Ian Thomson^*

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Abstract

• Social accounting research: individual successes but collective failure?
• How to mobilise intellectual capital accrued through critical and social accounting research.
• Reconceptualise social accounting academic as a community of symbolic activists.
• Educate! Organise! Agitate!
• Ideas for action.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	274–277
Number of pages	4
Journal	Accounting Forum
Volume	38
Issue number	4
Early online date	26 Jun 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accfor.2014.05.002
Publication status	Published - Dec 2014

Keywords

Community of practice
Social accounting: Symbolic activism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Finance
Accounting

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Responsible social accounting communities, symbolic activism and the reframing of social accounting. A commentary on new accounts: Towards a reframing of social accounting

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