... and interoperability with existing systems; and citizen engagement and democracy. A thematic synthesis and comparative mapping of contributions reveal emerging insights and persistent research gaps. Findings The contributions provide robust evidence on adoption dynamics, governance and accountability challenges...

... on SDGs, the World Happiness Index, democracy metrics and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) statistics, the study analyses 96 countries in 2022. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) is employed to uncover intricate relationships and dependencies among variables. Findings...

... al.’s seminal 1998 book Global Warning. Design/methodology/approach Methodologically, this paper takes insights developed by an experienced pool of public sector accounting scholars and refines them via frames of thinking such as accountability, democracy, decision-making and governance...

.... This is the first descriptive piece on the Unit in an accounting journal and contributes to our understanding of how financial accountability works within the UK parliament. Accountability Financial scrutiny Public finance Budget Government UK parliament Democracy The Scrutiny Unit at the House...