Bobe, Belete JemberDenedo, MercyEjiogu, AmanzeIslam, Muhammad2025-11-112025-06-02Bobe, B J, Denedo, M, Ejiogu, A & Islam, M 2025, 'Stigma power, race and public accountability : an exploration of the hard lockdown of public housing in Melbourne', European Accounting Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638180.2025.25103310963-8180https://hdl.handle.net/2164/26412The authors would like to thank the handling editor, Hendrik Vollmer and two anonymous reviewers for their invaluable, constructive and helpful comments. The authors are highly indebted to the participants of this study, who, due to confidentiality reasons, cannot be identified. Early version of this paper was presented at the International Centre of Public Accountability (ICOPA) Research Idea Day held in Durham University in 2024; the 5th Alternative Accounts Conference held at the University of Warwick in 2024; the 33rd CSEAR International Congress, held at the University of St. Andrews in 2023; the 13th International Critical Management Studies Conference held at Nottingham Trent University in 2023; the 22nd Australasian Centre for Social & Environmental Accounting Research (A-CSEAR) conference held at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia in 2023. The authors highly appreciate the feedback received from the participants of these events.341224460engSDG 15 - Life on LandStigmaRaceAccountabilityDisasterSocial HousingAustrailiaHD Industries. Land use. LaborHDJournal article10.1080/09638180.2025.2510331