...Garry D. Carnegie Purpose This study is a history of the APIRA Conference, first held in Sydney in 1995, as a catalyst for, and further development of, the Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ) Community. It addresses the advent and development of the APIRA...

... participation and inclusion, and strictly linked to this, a responsibility to local communities. However, the study also highlights the difficulties of maintaining these boundaries when core values are threatened by degeneration. Originality/value The study makes a novel contribution to the field...

... of an interdisciplinary accounting community despite the pressures of careerist research score-based goal displacement produced by government and university performance measurement systems. Originality/value – The interdisciplinary movement is seen as offering issues focused and innovation-driven research that aims...