Dr Jeremy J. Kingsley is Associate Professor and Associate Dean (International) at Western Sydney University’s School of Law, specialising in transnational law and legal anthropology. His research has been widely published, including his recent book Religious Authority and Local Governance in Eastern Indonesia (Melbourne University Press). He is a Chief Investigator on an ARC Discovery Project on contract enforcement in Indonesia and leads the Transnational Lawyering Consortium, a student mobility initiative with Deakin Law School. Jeremy also serves as a founding editor of the Asia Law and Society Series and is currently engaged in the international research partnership, the Inter-Asian Legalities Consortium.