About CIGAR
CIGAR is a network on comparative international governmental accounting research. CIGAR's mission is to promote worldwide discussion and research on comparative governmental accounting. The main means to realize this mission are the organisation of biennial conferences, biennial workshops dedicated to more specific research themes, and a regularly appearing Newsletter. The CIGAR Network stimulates the production of individual and joint papers, preferably in an international comparative perspective, and the publication of books and journal special issues comprising selections of papers presented at our conferences and workshops.
Forthcoming Events
CIGAR Biennial Conference—BIRMINGHAM, September 2013
In the Eye of the Storm: Public Sector Accounting, Financial Crisis and Austerity
CIGAR Conference: Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd September 2013
We welcome the submission of papers for presentation covering all aspects of public sector accounting and related research in non-profit sector accounting. We recognize that privately organised non-profit institutions, such as hospitals and other health-care institutions, schools, colleges and universities, housing organisations, museums, charities and the like, share many characteristics with public sector bodies. We particularly welcome papers that provide a comparative international perspective on government accounting and papers which consider the impact of the current financial crisis on government and other forms of public and non-profit accounting at local, regional, national and international levels.
The conference will include all types of research pertinent to these objectives. We expect to include a number of special themes in the conference, listed below. Papers are also welcome on other topics of government, public and non-profit accounting.
- The impact of the Financial Crisis and Austerity on Central Government Accounting, Auditing and Financial Management;
- The impact of the Financial Crisis and Austerity on Local and Regional Government Accounting, Auditing and Financial Management;
- Government Accounting in Emerging and Developing Economies;
- Accounting implications of partnership within the public sector and with private and third –sector organisations;
- Accounting for public services such as health, social care, education, housing and transport;
- Other topics of Comparative International Government Accounting Research.
A selection of papers from this CIGAR conference will be published in a special edition of Financial Accountability and Management, edited jointly by Irvine Lapsley, Ron Hodges and Rowan Jones.
PhD SEMINAR: Wednesday 4th September 2013
PhD students are invited to submit an extended abstract, their research proposal or a full paper to the PhD Seminar. Selected participants will be required to present their research to fellow student participants and a team of senior researchers. The seminar will be chaired by Susana Jorge (University of Coimbra) and Jan van Helden (University of Groningen).
Submission of Papers or Abstracts
There are two forms of submission of papers to the conference this year which are the ‘Full Paper Route’ or the ‘Abstracts Route’ method. Participants may decide which method to adopt but should submit proposals using one method only.
Submissions of Full Papers
Participants may submit full papers for presentation at the conference. Full papers should be a maximum of 25 pages in length double-spaced. Full papers will be peer-reviewed by two members of the Scientific Committee. Authors will be notified of the decision of whether the paper has been accepted, accepted subject to revision or rejected for the conference. Papers accepted subject to revision must be amended and resubmitted by 31st May, 2013. It is believed that the processes adopted by CIGAR will enable papers to be eligible for E1 HERDC status in Australia, and similar status in other jurisdictions, because (a) full papers will be made available to conference participants; (b) the conference is of international significance; and (c) the papers published in the conference proceedings will have been subject to full paper peer review.
Submissions of Abstracts
Participants may submit a one-page abstract of a paper intended to be presented at the conference. The abstract should indicate the title of the paper, key words for indexing, the objectives of the study, its theoretical positioning, research method(s) adopted and an indication of findings or conclusions. Each abstract will be considered by a member of the Scientific Committee, who will decide whether or not the work should be accepted subject to the receipt of the full paper. Abstracts accepted must result in a full paper being submitted by 31st May, 2013.
Submission of Proposals, Papers or Abstracts for the PhD Seminar
PhD students are invited to submit an abstract, their research proposal or a full paper to the Phd Seminar. In the Topic Stream pull-down list choose ‘PhD Seminar’ and complete the rest of the form.
Deadlines
Abstracts and papers should be submitted through the online applications tools on the conference website.
Full papers for the CIGAR Conference to be submitted by: 31st March, 2013
Abstracts (1 page) for the CIGAR Conference to be submitted by: 31st March, 2013
Abstracts or papers for the Phd seminar to be submitted by: 31st March, 2013
For abstracts or conditional acceptances of full papers:
Amended versions (Full Paper Route) to be submitted by: 31st May, 2013
Full Papers (Abstracts Route) to be submitted by: 31st May, 2013
Notification of acceptance of amended or full papers: 15th June, 2013
Applications to attend the conference/seminar to be submitted by: 15th July 2013
CIGAR News
CIGAR Conference: Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd September 2013
In the Eye of the Storm: Public Sector Accounting, Financial Crisis and Austerity
The University of Birmingham Business School will host the 14th Biennial CIGAR Conference on Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd September, 2013, to be followed by the PhD Seminar on Wednesday 4th September, 2013. Academics, practitioners and policy makers are invited to submit papers for presentation at the conference. We also welcome papers from PhD students to present papers or research proposals at the PhD seminar.
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/business/cigar-2013/index.aspx
CIGAR newsletter
The April 2013 Newsletter contains three main contributions. The first comes from Susana Jorge, who discusses about the most recent proposal of building a set of European standards (the EPSAS), and on the conditions needed for them to enhance the quality of reporting. The second contribution by Jens Heiling and John Stanford analyses the current status of the IPSASB's Conceptual Framework project. Finally, Lasse Oulasvirta reports on the Finnish reluctance to adopt IPSASs. Further, calls for papers and announcements of conferences and workshops are part of the newsletter.
FAM special issue from 13th CIGAR
A selection of papers from the 13th CIGAR conference held in Ghent , Belgium in 2011, are going to be published as a Special issue of Financial Accountability & Management.
FAM Special Issue from 14th CIGAR
We are pleased to announce that there will be a special edition of Financial Accountability and Management (FAM) devoted to a selection of papers from the CIGAR 2013 Conference.
This special edition of FAM will be edited jointly by Irvine Lapsley (Editor of FAM), Rowan Jones (Chair of the Conference Scientific Committee) and Ron Hodges (Chair of the Conference Organising Committee).