Exploring the dimensions of the international accounting history community

This study explores the present-day dimensions of the international accounting history community with a focus on examining the formal (i.e. institutionalised) and informal (i.e. non-institutionalised) arrangements for accounting history in various countries and regions. Following a review of recent commentaries on the state of accounting history, the study elucidates the dimensions of the field where accounting history associations or special interest groups operate, comprising Australia and New Zealand, China, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain and the United States, and also depicts the informal arrangements in place for the accounting history community as identified in France and in the United Kingdom. The study is intended to enhance understanding of the nature, size and dynamics of this expanding group of scholars and to assist any future enquiries into the drivers of organisational success and the relative health of accounting history in the different jurisdictions.