Of power, knowledge and method: The influence of Michel Foucault in accounting history
Accounting History - Robert W. Gibson Award
It is a pleasure to advise the award of the Robert W. Gibson Manuscript Award to Michele Bigoni, Laura Maran and Zeila Occhipinti for their article ‘Of power, knowledge and method: The influence of Michel Foucault in accounting history’ which was published in volume 29, issue 3 of Accounting History ( https://doi.org/10.1177/10323732241243088)
The award is presented to the author(s) of the article published during the year "which makes the most significant contribution to the accounting history literature". We feel sure that you will join us in congratulating Michele, Laura and Zeila for this high-quality contribution to accounting history scholarship.
The 2024 Robert W. Gibson Manuscript Award is sponsored by Sage Journals. Their sponsorship support is much appreciated. Our thanks are also expressed to the members of the Accounting History Editorial Board and AFAANZ Accounting History Special Interest Group who submitted votes during the voting process. All published papers received votes, which isa testament to the variety of the articles and our Editorial Board and SIG membership!
We also wish to acknowledge that voting also highly commended three other papers:
Massimo Sargiacomo, 'Accounting for natural disasters: An historical perspective' in Issue 1. (https://doi.org/10.1177/10323732231222078)
Lee Parker, James Guthrie and Ann Martin-Sardesai, 'Performance management in the Australian higher education system – A historically informed critique' in issue 2 (https://doi.org/10.1177/10323732241230348)
Martin Persson, 'The American Institute of Accountants’ aptitude testing experiment in the 1940s: An initiative to increase the supply of able accountants' also in issue 2 (https://doi.org/10.1177/10323732231204397)