14th CSEAR Emerging Scholars Colloquium (ESC) 2027

HOST: University of St Andrews Business School

Location: St Andrews, Scotland

Precedes: 37th CSEAR International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research

The Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR) is delighted to announce that the 14th CSEAR Emerging Scholars Colloquium (ESC) will take place at the University of St Andrews on Monday, 21 June 2027, ahead of the 37th International Congress.

About the Emerging Scholars Colloquium

The ESC is a core initiative in the CSEAR calendar, serving as a dedicated, welcoming, and non-hierarchical space designed specifically for PhD students and early-career researchers (ECRs) in social, environmental, sustainability, and accountability accounting.

For over a decade, the Colloquium has provided emerging scholars with an invaluable platform to build confidence, sharpen their research, and become part of a supportive global network.

What to Expect

Participating in the 14th CSEAR ESC offers doctoral and early-career scholars a unique opportunity to receive constructive feedback by presenting their work in a supportive setting and engage directly with an international faculty of distinguished scholars who are passionate about nurturing the next generation of critical researchers.

Who Should Apply?

The ESC is open to doctoral students at any stage of their PhD journey, as well as early-career researchers who have recently completed their doctorate and are working on social and environmental accounting research.

Call for papers

14th Emerging Scholars Colloquium

21 June 2027

University of St Andrews, Scotland (UK)

FIRST CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Submission Deadline: 15 January 2027

The Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR) is pleased to
organize the 14th Emerging Scholars Colloquium, a one-day event for emerging scholars working on social and environmental accounting research. This year the colloquium will take place on 21 June 2027, immediately before the 37th International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research that will be held in University of St Andrews, Scotland (UK) on 22-24 June 2027. The participants of the Emerging Scholars Colloquium are expected to join the CSEAR UK Congress after the colloquium.
The aim of the colloquium is to provide an opportunity for emerging scholars in social and environmental accounting (SEA) research to present and discuss their research projects alongside a cohort of distinguished international faculty. The colloquium will maintain an informal atmosphere to enable intensive intellectual debate.
In addition to supporting the advancement of research projects, the aim of the ESC is to introduce emerging scholars into the SEA research community. At the same time, it seeks to facilitate a reflection on questions, issues, and topics potentially of interest to emerging scholars. For this purpose, we invite participants to actively engage by raising questions and concerns throughout the event creating a lively and engaged forum for discussion.

The Faculty
The colloquium will be organized into small group sessions guided by leading scholars in the field of SEA research, representing various research methodologies, topics, and a range of theoretical expertise. There will also be some plenary sessions where participants will be able to interact (both formally and informally) with faculty and organising committee members.

Criteria for the selection of participants
To facilitate dialogue and discussion, the number of emerging scholars invited to participate is limited. Ideally, applicants should have at minimum made some progress in their doctoral research. All other early career scholars are also encouraged to apply to the colloquium.
Submissions will be selected according to:
• quality (broadly defined) of the research project proposal,
• subject matter directly or indirectly related to SEA, and
• geographical, gender, theoretical and methodological diversity.

Applications
Interested emerging scholars wishing to participate in this event are invited to apply by submitting ONE single Word file including:
1. a description* of the research project (maximum 2,000 words). It should include the title of the project and a summary of the research question, the theoretical and methodological framework(s) utilized or considered, the expected contribution, the potential implications from the research, the discussion of the results to date, and any challenges encountered. It should also include the list of bibliographical references (but will not be tallied towards the maximum word count);
2. a one-page curriculum vitae, including name, e-mail address, institutional affiliation, research interests, PhD supervisor (if applicable) and years in the doctoral program to date (if applicable).
* We prefer to have an extended abstract or proposal but will accept applications with a proposal/simple abstract with the expectation a more developed paper be submitted prior to the conference. This will allow for more meaningful feedback from our faculty.

Submission
Submissions will be made online via the CSEAR website, which will open in December 2026 on (details will follow in due course).
NOTE: research submitted to the Emerging Scholars Colloquium cannot be submitted to the main conference. Emerging Scholars wishing to present at the main conference must submit work that is substantively different to that which is presented at the Emerging Scholars Colloquium. Acceptances for the ESC will be sent prior to the main conference submission deadline, allowing participants to adequately plan where they ultimately submit.

Practical information
Venue: The Gateway Building, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews.
Accommodation: The CSEAR Emerging Scholars Colloquium will be organized as a
residential event. For more information, please visit CSEAR website.

Scholars attending the colloquium are required to become a paid member of CSEAR and register for the 37th International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research. The CSEAR website will soon provide charges and full details of how to register at: http://csear.co.uk. Registration will open in Spring 2027.
More information about the event will be provided upon acceptance of the proposals.

Contact
Should you have any question, please contact Ulrike Marx at u.marx@qmul.ac.uk, Mercy Denedo at mercy.e.denedo@durham.ac.uk, Hannele Mäkelä at hannele.makela@tuni.fi, or Nicole Holden at nicoleholden@boisestate.edu.

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