Christine Cooper is a British accounting academic. She holds a Chair in Accounting at the
University of Edinburgh Business School
The University of Edinburgh Business School (abbreviated as UEBS) is the business school of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. The university has offered business education since 1919, and the MBA degree since 1980. The business school ...
and is
co-editor-in-chief of ''
Critical Perspectives on Accounting
''Critical Perspectives on Accounting'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier. The aim of the journal is to study how accounting works within society and to promote forms of accounting that are in the public interest. It was est ...
''. Her research examines the economic, political and social impact of accounting.
Life and career
Cooper holds a PhD in accounting from the
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde () is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal charter in 1964 as the first techn ...
. She did her BA (Hons) at the
University of Greenwich
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The university's main campus is at the Old Royal Naval College, which along wi ...
and her MSc in accounting and finance at the
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...
.
During her doctoral studies, she taught at
Erith College of Technology. After obtaining her PhD, with a dissertation entitled "The Impact of Accounting on Our Everyday Lives", she took a position as lecturer at
Ealing College of Higher Education
The University of West London (UWL) is a public research university in the United Kingdom with campuses in Ealing, Brentford, and Reading, Berkshire.
The university has roots in 1860 when the Lady Byron School was founded, later Ealing Colleg ...
. A year later, she moved to
Middlesex University
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, where she stayed for three years. In 1988, she moved to the
Strathclyde Business School, where she stayed for 20 years.
In 2018, she was appointed Chair in Accounting at the University of Edinburgh School of Business.
Research
Cooper's research draws on Marx, Foucault, and other social theorists to examine the economic, political and social impact of accounting, particularly on our daily lives. Her published research has covered:
* Social and environmental accounting
* Accounting and gender
* Privatization
* Deskilling of accountants and bookkeepers
* Insolvency, taxation, and accountability
* Financial innovation in the charitable sector
* Neoliberal governance.
Cooper's most cited paper, "The Non and Nom of Accounting for (M)other Nature," offers a feminist critique of accounting, particularly its capacity to function as a tool for reporting on environmental performance. The article follows
Hélène Cixous
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in adopting the word "feminine" rather than "feminist," in order to challenge what Cooper sees as the masculine symbolic structures of accounting. The article has been cited over 300 times, according to
Google Scholar
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Editorial work
In addition to serving as co-editor-in-chief of ''Critical Perspectives on Accounting'', Cooper sits on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed academic journals, including:
* ''
Accounting, Organizations and Society
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''
* ''
Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
The ''Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering accounting theory and practice. The journal was established in 1988 and is published by Emerald Group Publishing.
In 2022 the editors-in-chief are ...
''
* ''Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal''
* ''Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management''
* ''Accounting Forum''
Selected publications
The following articles have each been cited over 100 times, according to
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:
* Cooper, C. (1992)
The Non and Nom of Accounting for (M)other Nature ''Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal'', 5(3).
* Cooper, C. (1995)
Ideology, hegemony and accounting discourse: A case study of the National Union of Journalists ''Critical Perspectives on Accounting'', 6(3), 175-209.
* Cooper, C., & Taylor, P. (2000)
From Taylorism to Ms Taylor: The transformation of the accounting craft ''Accounting, Organizations and Society'', 25(6), 555-578.
* Sikka, P., Puxty, A., Willmott, H., & Cooper, C. (1998).
The impossibility of eliminating the expectations gap: Some theory and evidence ''Critical Perspectives on Accounting'', 9(3), 299-330.
Awards
* Lifetime Achievement Award,
British Accounting and Finance Association
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* 2012
Mary Parker Follett
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Award, Winner, for "Vulgate accountability: Insights from the field of football" with Joanne Johnston. ''Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal'', 25(4), 602-634.
References
External links
Faculty profile of Christine Cooper, University of Edinburgh Business School''Critical Perspectives on Accounting''
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Academics of Strathclyde Business School
Academics of the University of Edinburgh
Accounting academics
British women academics
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Alumni of the University of Strathclyde