Expensive New Mandala readers,
From at present I’ll be taking on as Editor of New Mandala as Dr Elly Kent prepares to go away the ANU to tackle a brand new position 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 staff 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 tutorial work as a researcher and instructor.
New Mandala is nothing if not a ardour challenge, and protecting the location on-line and full of life is extra labour-intensive than you may assume. I believe I can converse for New Mandala’s readership, contributors and colleagues on the ANU after I lengthen my deep appreciation to Elly for all of the exhausting work she’s accomplished 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 more than 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 word Elly put on-line yesterday.
New Mandala all the time displays its editors’ pursuits and experience, their private {and professional} schedules, and the sources accessible to them. As a scholar of Indonesian politics, I carry loads of private curiosity (and by now, one would hope, a bit of experience) to the job. However sources are at present at a low ebb, so managing New Mandala can be a decidedly part-time affair for the second. I must flag each to readers and contributors that the location’s publishing capability can be restricted in the intervening time, so anticipate a slower publication schedule. I respect contributors’ endurance with longer turnaround occasions on edits than may need been the norm lately.
That stated, I’m eager to be sure that what does make it onto the location displays the very best of New Mandala’s custom of knowledgeable and opinionated commentary on Southeast Asian affairs. With this objective 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 suggestions, suggestions, and submissions at [email protected] (submissions to the ARTSEA collection ought to be directed to [email protected]).
With thanks
Liam Gammon | the Editor