Rania Kamla

Rania Kamla is the Chair in Accounting and Deputy Head of the Accounting and Finance department at the University of Edinburgh Business School, joining in June 2024. Previously, she served as a Professor of Accounting at Heriot-Watt University from 2012 to 2024. Her research explores the intersection of accounting with social justice, postcolonial theory, and gender.

• Research Focus: Critical accounting, postcolonial accountability, gender roles in professional contexts, and cultural influences on financial practices.
• Publications: Authored in top-tier journals like Accounting, Organization and Society, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, with recent works on Palestinian NGOs, Muslim women accountants, and global urban accounting dynamics.
• Editorial Roles: Member of editorial boards for Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, and Accounting and Business Research.

Article Trends: Her research spans postcolonial mistrust in NGOs, gendered narratives in accounting, and urban social boundaries among professionals, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement with sociology, political theory, and cultural studies.