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Shahzad Uddin is a Professor of Accounting and Director of the Centre for Accountability and Global Development at Essex Business School, University of Essex. He is the founding editor of the Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies (JAEE) and received the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) 'Distinguished Academic Award' in 2022. In 2024, he was conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.
Professor Uddin holds an MSc and PhD from Manchester University and has been a Professor at Essex Business School since September 2010. His academic credentials include FCMA and FHEA qualifications.
Professor Uddin's research sits at the intersection of accounting, political economy, and critical social theory. His work interrogates how accounting operates not as a neutral technical instrument but as a social and political practice that embeds domination, reproduces inequality, and silences alternative epistemologies. His research spans multiple global contexts including Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, addressing themes of neoliberal reform, labour control, corporate governance, sustainability, and settler colonialism.
His recent publications demonstrate a sustained focus on critical accounting issues in emerging economies, with particular attention to accountability mechanisms, epistemic injustice, and the role of accounting in colonial contexts. His work has appeared in leading journals across multiple disciplines including accounting, sociology, public administration, and development studies.
- British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) 'Distinguished Academic Award' (2022)
- Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (2024)
Professor Uddin has supervised numerous PhD students to completion, with research covering corporate governance in family firms, labor controls in Bangladeshi tea plantations, accountability in Palestine under settler colonialism, and sustainability reporting in Pakistan. He has secured research funding from organizations including the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation for work on Japanese healthcare systems and the Mauritius Tertiary Education Commission for accounting reforms research.
As Director of the Centre for Accountability and Global Development, Professor Uddin leads research initiatives examining accountability mechanisms in global development contexts, with particular focus on the Majority World. His work has influenced public debate through outlets like The Conversation and Everyday Society, and he has received recognition including the LERA Scoville Prize for research on labor control.
