“…In addition, by focusing specifically on the ‘accountable self’ attitude and explanations to the ‘other’, this work adds to the social impact of accounting by exploring how accounting (Abeysekera, 2005; Barnes, 2007; Chandler, 2016; Fülbier and Klein, 2015; Platonova, 2009; Sokolov, 2015; Walker, 2008) and accountability (Antonelli et al, 2017; Evans and Pierpoint, 2015; Fowler and Cordery, 2015; Jacobs and Walker, 2004; Killian, 2015; Oakes and Young, 2008; Rammal and Parker, 2012; Sargiacomo and Gomes, 2011) are shaped by, and shape, context and social relations.…”