I co-edit an edited volume about early modern Nordic peace. Regardless the great contributions of the authors in terms of content, I am always surprised how difgicult it is for most academics to apply style sheets. This is especially true for those who are nitpicking when it comes to the work of others and especially students.
Style sheets are not voluntary or for cherry-picking.
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As handbook editors and authors of this account it was and is always important to us to show #emdiplomacy in its diversity. This means different forms of #emdiplomacy in different European countries as well as different diplomatic actors. Therefore, we introduce you to black #emdiplomats last month.
Moreover, for us this also means giving researchers from different countries a voice: either by introducing you to their work or during the editing process by including them in the #handbook. For us this is fundamental and connected, because only by listening to different (academic and historical) voices we can understand the complexity of (historical and current) societies. But again, we can only do this, when we have academic freedom. (4/5)
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It starts to feel real! After a long & not always easy road to publication, I can hold the result of this adventure in my hands: the big pink #emdiplomacy handbook.
I am grateful for our amazing authors & publisher - but most of all for having the only person in the world as my partner in crime who I could have done this project with & who has accompanied me through the ups & downs of the #LifeOfTheEditors, my wonderful colleague @LenaOetzel.
What do editors do when the book they have worked on is finally in print?
Honestly, we would love to go on holidays, but we have teaching duties to fulfill...
However, there is still much to do and to think of in the #LifeOfTheEditors. We have to think of journals which might be interested in reviews of the #emdiplomacy handbook. As the handbook includes authors from 15 countries, it is especially important to reach out to an international audience.
Moreover, we make plans how to present the publication after the book release. What are interesting and suitable formats? How could we include our authors?
Dorothée Goetze
Early Modern Diplomacy
Early Modern Diplomacy