About the event

T he Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference brings together accounting professors, doctoral students, and researchers from other disciplines interested in critical accounting research.

The Conference, held every three years, offers a collaborative and welcoming environment. Its goal is to build and consolidate the network of active supporters of critical accounting research. It also seeks to encourage critical reflection on the development of accounting standards and accounting practice in a world facing many challenges. Notably, the Conference aims to generate substantive conversations about how accounting can be improved to build a better and fairer world, with a view to socio-political and environmental transformations.

The 2026 Critical Perspectives in Accounting Conference will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) School of Administration and Accounting (FACC) and at the Brazilian School of Administration (EBAPE) of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV).

Key Dates and Deadlines

Main Conference

Website Launch: March 1, 2025
Submission Start: October 15, 2025
Submission Deadline: January 15, 2026
Notification of Results: February 15, 2026
Registration Start: April 2, 2026
Registration Deadline: April 31, 2026
Program Release: June 15, 2026

(*) Early submissions are welcomed

Emerging Scholars Colloquium

Submissions Open: February 2, 2026
Submission Deadline: March 3, 2026
Notification of Results: April 2, 2026
Registration Deadline: April 31, 2026
Program Release: June 15, 2026

Submission, Rules and Guidelines

Submission Start: October 15, 2025 | Submission Deadline: January 15, 2026

📄 Download • Call for Papers 📑 Download • Submission Template

Full Paper

Authors may submit papers of up to 20,000 words (Microsoft Word file). Fairly advanced papers will be considered. Ph.D. students whose thesis is near completion may also submit.

ESC Colloquium

Graduate students (doctoral and master’s) may submit a 2,000-word abstract of their thesis or dissertation proposal (in .doc format), specifying the stage of their degree program.

Arts-based Research

Arts-based communications such as poetry, music, photos, videos, or drawings are welcome. Each submission must include the artwork accompanied by a discussion text of 1,000–3,000 words linking the piece to accounting. Authors are responsible for providing the poster or media file in the required format.

Concurrent Panels and Workshops

Proposals for panels or workshops that will run in parallel sessions during the conference will be considered.

Submissions must include a 1,000–3,000 word .doc file containing:

Title of the activity
Brief description of the topic, its relevance to critical accounting, and anticipated dynamics
Full names, affiliations, mini-CVs of participants, and a photo

Each participant may appear in only one proposal to allow more researchers, groups, and topics to be represented.

Important Notes:

To submit, you must be logged into the Even3 platform.
Each author may have up to 3 submissions in any format (paper, research communication, workshop, or panel).

Co-authors also need to have a registered account.

Use the template above to ensure consistent formatting of all submissions.

For questions, please contact us at: cpa-2026@facc.ufrj.br

Broad List of Topics

(not exhaustive, just illustrative)

Public Interest, Governance & Regulation

Critical accounting for the public interest
Transformative public accounting, accountability, and governance
Financial and non-financial reporting and regulation
Political economy of accounting, control, and regulation
Accounting as a political instrument in public/private institutions

Power, Inequalities & Organizations

Corporations, governance, and engendered inequalities
Perpetuation of class, gender, racial, religious and ethnic inequalities
Challenges to power and discourse in asymmetrical contexts
Counter accounts, minorities and identity in politics
Performativity, inclusion, and exclusion in accounting practices

Global, Colonial & Geopolitical Issues

International organizations' impact and colonialism
Large accounting firms, “glocalization” and neocolonialism
Geopolitics, warfare, and immigration issues

Environment, CSR & Sustainability

Critical environmental accounting
Accounting roles in challenging CSR and sustainability

Methods, Pedagogy & Theory

Critical accounting historical studies
Critical pedagogies and education practices in accounting
Practices and challenges in decolonizing accounting curriculum
Philosophical and ethical perspectives in accounting research
Methodological issues in interpretive and critical accounting research

Finance, Tax & Auditing

Financialization, micro-finance, and accounting
Critical studies in taxation and tax evasion
Accounting and auditing role toward/within corruption and fraud

Society, Identities & Knowledge

Indigenous, native, and local knowledge
Subaltern voices in accounting
Interface of critical accounting and critical management studies
Participatory initiatives in accounting and management

Technology & Work

Artificial intelligence, contradictions, and challenges
Labor challenges under platform capitalism
Accounting, disinformation, and constructed depoliticization

Space & Geography

Accounting and space interface with geography perspective

Registration and Fees

Early Bird: until March 30, 2026

Regular: from April 1, 2026

Early Bird Fees (until March 30, 2026)

(1) Full fee — international authors and participants

US$ 500

(2) Authors/participants working in Latin American countries (*)

US$ 250

(3) Authors/participants working in Brazil (*)

US$ 250

(4) Authors/participants in online sessions

US$ 100

(5) Students (phd, masters, or undergrad) (*)

US $150

Regular Fees (from April 1 onward)

(1) Full fee — international authors and participants

US$ 600

(2) Authors/participants working in Latin American countries (*)

US$ 300

(3) Authors/participants working in Brazil (*)

US$ 300

(4) Authors/participants in online sessions

US$ 150

(5) Students (phd, masters, or undergrad) (*).

US$ 150

Colloquium Registration

Presenting students, presenters, and moderators (*)

US$ 0.00

Other registered conference participants

US$ 50.00

Important:

To complete your registration, you must be logged into the Even3 platform.
(*) To confirm registration in these categories, documentation is required proving affiliation with an institution located in Latin America/Brazil or active graduate student status.

Questions? Contact us at cpa-2026@facc.ufrj.br.

Keynote Speakers

Alfredo Saad Filho

Professor of International Political Economy

Queen’s University Belfast

Political economy & development specialist; former UNCTAD Senior Officer; extensive global teaching/advisory experience and a robust publication record.

Ignacio Cano

Full Professor of Sociology

State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

Sociologist; founder of the Laboratory for the Analysis of Violence (LAV); expertise in public security, human rights, and violence across Latin America.

Program

General Program — Draft (subject to change)

Emerging Scholars Colloquium — 13 July 2026

Main Conference — 14–16 July 2026

ESC — 13 July 2026

Welcome & Registration — TBD

Opening Remarks — TBD

ESC Panels / Feedback Sessions — TBD

Closing & Networking — TBD

Day 1 — 14 July 2026

Registration & Coffee — TBD

Opening Plenary — TBD

Parallel Sessions — TBD

Keynote — TBD

Day 2 — 15 July 2026

Coffee & Networking — TBD

Keynote — TBD

Parallel Sessions — TBD

Evening Event — TBD

Day 3 — 16 July 2026

Coffee & Parallel Sessions — TBD

Closing Plenary — TBD

Farewell / Departure — TBD

For any questions, contact: cpa-2026@facc.ufrj.br.

Scientific and Organizing Committees

Scientific Committees

Adriana Rodrigues
🇵🇹 Santarém Polytechnic University

Alessandro Ghio
🇫🇷 ESCP Business School

Alex Faria
🇧🇷 Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (Ebape)

Camila Nganga
🇧🇷 Federal University of Uberlândia

Candy Chamorro Gonzáles
🇨🇴 Catholic University Luis Amigó

Carlos Larrinaga Gonzáles
🇪🇸 University of Burgos

Charles Cho
🇨🇦 York University

Charlotta Bay
🇸🇪 Stockholm University

Cheryl R. Lehman
🇺🇸 Hofstra University

Christine Cooper
🇬🇧 University of Edinburgh

Christine Gilbert
🇨🇦 Laval University

Daniel Martinez
🇫🇷 HEC Paris

Elizabeth Vendramin
🇧🇷 Federal University of Mato Grosso

Francisco Javier Husillos Carques
🇪🇸 Public University of Navarre

Hector Sarmiento
🇨🇴 Polítécnico Colombiano

Iago França Lopes
🇧🇷 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Jane Andrew
🇦🇺 University of Sydney

Jérémy Morales
🇬🇧 University of Bristol

Jim Haslam
🇬🇧 Durham University

João Paulo Resende
🇬🇧 University of Glasgow

Luciana Sardeiro
🇧🇷 Federal University of Tocantins

Marcelo Castañeda
🇧🇷 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Mary Vera-Colina
🇨🇴 National University of Colombia

Ricardo Lopes Cardoso
🇧🇷 Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (Ebape)

Sandra Maria Silva
🇧🇷 State University of Feira de Santana

Stewart Smyth
🇮🇪 Cork University Business School

Tassiani Aparecida dos Santos
🇬🇧 Durham University

Yves Gendron
🇨🇦 Laval University

Local Organizing Committee

Fernanda Sauerbronn
🇧🇷 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Iago Lopes
🇧🇷 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Marcelo Castañeda
🇧🇷 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Alex Faria
🇧🇷 Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (Ebape)

Elisabeth Vendramin
🇧🇷 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Susana Raffaelli
🇧🇷 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Ricardo Lopes
🇧🇷 Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (Ebape)

Alann Bartoluzzio
🇧🇷 Fluminense Federal University

Rayla Dias
🇧🇷 Fluminense Federal University

Cleia Silva
🇧🇷 Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Thauan Carvalho
🇧🇷 Fluminense Federal University

Tania Almeida
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro State University

ESC Local Committee

Camila Silveira
🇧🇷 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

João Henrique
🇧🇷 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Levy Ruan Silva
🇧🇷 Federal University of Paraíba

Lourival Junior
🇧🇷 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Paulo Homero
🇨🇦 Schulich School of Business, York University

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Venues

The 2026 Critical Perspectives in Accounting Conference will take place across two inspiring venues in Rio de Janeiro: the historic Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) at Praia Vermelha and the modern facilities of FGV EBAPE in Botafogo.