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Pricey New Mandala readers,
From in the present day I’ll be taking on as Editor of New Mandala as Dr Elly Kent prepares to depart the ANU to tackle a brand new function within the Indonesian Research program at UNSW Canberra.
Longstanding readers may recognise me as a little bit of a New Mandala veteran: together with colleagues on the ANU I co-edited the location’s protection of the 2014 Indonesian elections and their aftermath, and served as its Editor (ably assisted by a crew of nation and thematic editors) between April 2017 and July 2019.
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A (certified) farewell from the editor
Engaged on New Mandala has been a labour of affection which has motivated me to pursue my very own educational work as a researcher and instructor.
New Mandala is nothing if not a ardour mission, and maintaining the location on-line and vigorous is extra labour-intensive than you may suppose. I believe I can communicate for New Mandala’s readership, contributors and colleagues on the ANU after I lengthen my deep appreciation to Elly for all of the onerous work she’s executed in overseeing New Mandala since she took over from Dr Rebecca Gidley in 2020. Elly has taken the location in thrilling new instructions with its protection of arts and tradition, and I’m very happy that she’ll be staying on board as Part Editor for ARTSEA, New Mandala’s platform for writing on artwork, design and structure in Southeast Asia. In the event you missed it, please learn the farewell be aware Elly put on-line yesterday.
New Mandala all the time displays its editors’ pursuits and experience, their private {and professional} schedules, and the assets out there to them. As a pupil of Indonesian politics, I convey loads of private curiosity (and by now, one would hope, a bit of experience) to the job. However assets are at the moment at a low ebb, so managing New Mandala will probably be a decidedly part-time affair for the second. I have to flag each to readers and contributors that the location’s publishing capability will probably be restricted in the intervening time, so count on a slower publication schedule. I respect contributors’ persistence with longer turnaround instances on edits than may need been the norm lately.
That stated, I’m eager to guarantee that what does make it onto the location displays the perfect of New Mandala’s custom of knowledgeable and opinionated commentary on Southeast Asian affairs. With this aim in thoughts, I’ve up to date and streamlined our tips for contributors, which you’ll learn right here.
It’s a privilege to as soon as once more be accountable for New Mandala and I welcome ideas, suggestions, and submissions at [email protected] (submissions to the ARTSEA sequence needs to be directed to [email protected]).
With thanks
Liam Gammon | the Editor
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