Staff profile

Mercy Denedo is an Associate Professor in Accounting. Before joining Durham in November 2017, she was a doctoral student and a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Heriot-Watt University. Her undergraduate and MSc degrees were in Accounting from Delta State University, Nigeria and Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge respectively.

Underlining Mercy’s research is interest in social and environmental issues that affect our everyday realities from a critical perspective. Mercy’s research is concerned with how accounting or other alternative forms of accounting could be used to facilitate stakeholders’ engagement, improve governance and accountability, organisational decision making, their everyday operations and the everyday realities of voiceless stakeholders.

She aspires to conduct, and supervise doctoral research embedded within these core research interests. She is interested in exploring and supervising interdisciplinary studies on sustainability and human rights accounting, accountability and governance research within a conflict and environmentally polluted arena, counter accounts, NGOs accountability, social housing and public-sector accounting in developed and developing countries to influence policies and practices.

Mercy’s research has been presented at practitioner-focused conferences and workshops, international conferences, seminars and doctoral colloquia including those organised by the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA), Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting, the Alternative Accounts Conference, and the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR) among others.

Mini Biography

Mercy's research interest focuses on interdisciplinary studies on accountability in relation to human rights, sustainability accounting, social housing, counter accounting and the sustainable development goals.

• Sustainable Development Goals
• Social Housing
• Counter accounting in conflict arenas
• Social, environmental and sustainability accounting
• NGOs accountability
• Organisational activities and engagements, particularly it impacts on the everyday realities of the other stakeholders
• Public sector accounting from developing countries context

Chapter in book

• MacIntosh, R., Farrington, T., Sanders, J., & Denedo, M. Writing Up: A Tool Kit for Constructing your written Project. In A. Paterson, D. Leung, W. Jackson, R. MacIntosh, & K. O’Gorman (Eds.), Research Methods for Accounting and Finance. Goodfellow Publishers. https://doi.org/10.23912/978-1-910158-88-3-3221
• Denedo, M., & Osamuyimen, E. Africa, from the past to the present: moving the critical social and environmental accounting research on Africa forward. In J. Bebbington, C. Larrinaga, B. O’Dwyer, & I. Thomson (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Environmental Accounting and Reporting. Routledge
• Ejiogu, A., & Denedo, M. (2024). Demanding accountability through grass roots activism: the case of service charging in English social housing. In H. Vollmer (Ed.), Handbook of Accounting in Society (294-309). Edward Elgar Publishing
• Vollmer, H., Bigoni, M., Brackley, J., Closs-Davies, S., Cuckston, T., Denedo, M., Ejiogu, A., Frandsen, A.-C., Ghio, A., Hoskin, K., McBride, K., Russell, S., Shah, A. K., Tuck, P., & van Helden, J. (2024). Encountering accounting in society. In H. Vollmer (Ed.), Handbook of Accounting in Society. Edward Elgar Publishing
• Egbon, O., & Denedo, M. (2023). Accounting and ethics in Nigeria and South Africa. In M. Brivot, & C. Cho (Eds.), Research Handbook on Accounting and Ethics (238-251). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800881020.00026
• Milios, V., Farrukh, A., Kotsias, S., & Denedo, M. (2018). Chapter 8: Social Accounting and Public-Sector Organisations. In A. Paterson, A. Yonekura, W. Jackson, & D. Jubb (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Social Accounting. Goodfellow Publishers
• Denedo, M. (2018). Mini case studies: Nigerian Oil Spill Monitor: accountability hybridisation for sustainable development. In A. Paterson, A. Yonekura, W. Jackson, & D. Jubb (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Social Accounting
• Kotsias, S., Denedo, M., Farrukh, A., & Milios, V. (2018). Chapter 9: Social Accounting and Third Sector Organisations. In A. Paterson, A. Yonekura, W. Jackson, & D. Jubb (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Social Accounting. Goodfellow Publishers
• Denedo, M., MacLaren, A., & Hill, E. (2016). Formulating a Research Project. In A. Paterson, D. Leung, W. Jackson, R. MacIntosh, & K. O’Gorman (Eds.), Research Methods for Accounting and Finance. Goodfellow Publishers. https://doi.org/10.23912/978-1-910158-88-3-3243

Journal Article

• Lauwo, S., Egbon, O., Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, A. (2023). Counter-conducting environmental injustices and (un)accountability: Ken Saro-Wiwa’s accounts of the Ogoni struggles. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 36(6), 1637-1664. https://doi.org/10.1108/aaaj-06-2022-5878
• Alawattage, C., Arjaliès, D., Barrett, M., Bernard, J., Nova, S., Cho, C., Cooper, C., Denedo, M., D’Astros, C., Evans, R., Ejiogu, A., Frieden, L., Ghio, A., McGuigan, N., Luo, Y., Pimentel, E., Powell, L., Pérez, P., Quattrone, P., Romi, A., …Sorola, M. (2021). Opening accounting: a Manifesto. Accounting Forum, 45(3), 227-246. https://doi.org/10.1080/01559982.2021.1952685
• Denedo, M., Thomson, I., & Yonekura, A. (2019). Ecological damage, human rights and Oil: local advocacy NGOs dialogic action and alternative accounting practices. Accounting Forum, 43(1), 85-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/01559982.2019.1589904
• Denedo, M. (2019). Social movement NGOs and the comprehensiveness of conflict mineral disclosures: evidence from global companies. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, 39(1), 72-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/0969160x.2018.1515153
• Denedo, M., Thomson, I., & Yonekura, A. (2018). Accountability, Maps and Inter-Generational Equity: evaluating the Nigerian Oil Spill Monitor. Public Money & Management, 38(5), 355-364. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2018.1477662
• Denedo, M., Thomson, I., & Yonekura, A. (2017). International advocacy NGOs, counter accounting, accountability and engagement. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 30(6), 1309-1343. https://doi.org/10.1108/aaaj-03-2016-2468

Monograph

• Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, A. (2022). Stigma and Social Housing in England: Feedback on the consultation responses
• Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, A. (2021). Stigma and Social Housing in England. Durham University / University of Leicester

Newspaper/Magazine Article

• Denedo, M. (2024). How to make universities more inclusive for black academics. Times Higher Education

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

• Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, A. (online). Stigma and Social Housing in England: their implications for the housing sector and profession
• Ejiogu, A., & Denedo, M. (online). How stigma shapes social housing policy in England

Other (Print)

• Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, O. (online). Exposing the stigma around social housing
• Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, A. (online). Housing professionals’ roles in tackling social housing stigma
• Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, O. (online). Challenging and tackling social housing stigma
• Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, A. (online). Paternalistic attitudes from social landlords can add to the stigmatisation of residents
• Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, A. (online). The changes needed to tackle stigma in social housing need to happen at a policy level as well as among landlords
• Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, A. (online). Why we need to change the narrative for social housing
• Denedo, M., & Egbon, O. Integrating the SDGs into corporate business models in Nigeria
• Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, A. (2021). Stigma and social housing in England
• Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, O. (2021). Introducing an academic report into stigma in social housing
• Denedo, M., Thomson, I., & Yonekura, A. (2018). Alternative Accountabilities and Inclusive Mapping: Lessons from The Nigerian Oil Spill Monitor

Report

• Sadler, S., & Denedo, M. Social Audit Consolidation Report SNV Ghana. [No known commissioning body]
• Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, A. (online). Stigma and Social Housing in England cover blog for the report. [No known commissioning body]
• Denedo, M., & et al. (2024). The tackling social housing stigma journey planner. Stop Social Housing Stigma (SSHS)
• Denedo, M., & et al. (2024). Tackling Stigma Journey Planner - summary version. Stop Social Housing Stigma (SSHS)
• Denedo, M., & et al. (2024). Repairs and Social Housing Stigma. Stop Social Housing Stigma (SSHS)
• Franssen, B., Freeman, J., Aiyenitaju, O., Babajide, B., Denedo, M., Kator Iorfa, S., & Oyedijo, A. (2024). Unblocking the Pipeline: Supporting the Retention, Progression and Promotion of Black Early-Career Academics. Higher Education Policy Institute
• Okwuosa, I., Chelli, M., Denedo, M., Egbon, O., Ejiogu, A., & Suleman, S. (2024). Steering Water Accountability and Governance towards achieving SDG 6 in Nigeria and Ghana: The roles of the Accounting Profession. PAFA
• Denedo, M., & Ejiogu, A. (2022). Reducing social housing stigma in England: recommendations for the housing sector. [No known commissioning body]