Dr Darren Jubb

Darren is a Lecturer in Accounting at the University of Dundee where his primary research interest is the study of how accounting influences, and is influenced by, the everyday lives of individuals within contemporary society. This formed the basis of his PhD thesis, obtained from Heriot-Watt University, where he investigated the transformative role that accounting played within the British music industries throughout the historically important period of the 1960s, as well as how modern music producers utilise accounting information when organising and managing creative activities music production projects.

As part of his interest in the relationship between accounting and everyday life, Darren is also interested in how the role of accounting and accountability in various areas of participatory culture, with a particular interest in participatory budgeting. Darren is currently working on a project with colleagues at the University of Dundee focused on participatory budgeting within the Scottish context.

Following his PhD, Darren remains extremely interested in accounting history and several of his ongoing projects are in this area of research. Darren is a member of the executive committee of the British Accounting and Finance Association’s Accounting History Special Interest Group.

Prior to becoming an academic, Darren worked in professional accountancy practice and he is is member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. He has also recently co-edited the latest edition of the well-respected and widely used Financial and Management Accounting: An introduction with Professor Pauline Weetman, Professor Emerita at the University of Edinburgh.