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Dialogues on Southeast AsiaHow – and How Much – has Malaysian Politics Changed Since 2018, and Why?In this episode, host LSE Southeast Asia Centre Director John Sidel speaks with Meredith Weiss, Professor of Political Science at SUNY Albany and a leading specialist on Malaysian politics. In the interview, Professor Weiss provides in-depth analysis and insights with regard to the complex patterns of continuity and change in Malaysian politics since the watershed election of 2018.Meredith Weiss is a Professor of Political Science at SUNY Albany and founding Director of the SUNY/CUNY Southeast Asia Consortium. She has published widely on social mobilization and civil society, identity politics, elections and political parties, institutional reform, and s...2024-08-1049 min
New Books in Political ScienceHow – and How Much – has Malaysian Politics Changed Since 2018, and Why?In this episode, host LSE Southeast Asia Centre Director John Sidel speaks with Meredith Weiss, Professor of Political Science at SUNY Albany and a leading specialist on Malaysian politics. In the interview, Professor Weiss provides in-depth analysis and insights with regard to the complex patterns of continuity and change in Malaysian politics since the watershed election of 2018.Meredith Weiss is a Professor of Political Science at SUNY Albany and founding Director of the SUNY/CUNY Southeast Asia Consortium. She has published widely on social mobilization and civil society, identity politics, elections and political parties, institutional reform, and s...2024-08-1049 min
New Books in Southeast Asian StudiesHow – and How Much – has Malaysian Politics Changed Since 2018, and Why?In this episode, host LSE Southeast Asia Centre Director John Sidel speaks with Meredith Weiss, Professor of Political Science at SUNY Albany and a leading specialist on Malaysian politics. In the interview, Professor Weiss provides in-depth analysis and insights with regard to the complex patterns of continuity and change in Malaysian politics since the watershed election of 2018.Meredith Weiss is a Professor of Political Science at SUNY Albany and founding Director of the SUNY/CUNY Southeast Asia Consortium. She has published widely on social mobilization and civil society, identity politics, elections and political parties, institutional reform, and s...2024-08-1049 min
New Books in Chinese StudiesOn Sino-Vietnamese Border RelationsIn this episode, host SEAC Director John Sidel talks with Dr Qingfei Yin, SEAC Associate and Assistant Professor of International History at LSE. Dr Qingfei Yin talks about her new book State Building in Cold War Asia Comrades and Competitors on the Sino-Vietnamese Border (due out with Cambridge University Press in August 2024), explains how she became interested in her research on China and Vietnam relations and the borderlands between the two countries, and discusses other projects she has begun working on beyond her forthcoming book.Dr Qingfei Yin is Assistant Professor of International History (China and the Wor...2024-07-3148 minNew Books in Southeast Asian StudiesOn Sino-Vietnamese Border RelationsIn this episode, host SEAC Director John Sidel talks with Dr Qingfei Yin, SEAC Associate and Assistant Professor of International History at LSE. Dr Qingfei Yin talks about her new book State Building in Cold War Asia Comrades and Competitors on the Sino-Vietnamese Border (due out with Cambridge University Press in August 2024), explains how she became interested in her research on China and Vietnam relations and the borderlands between the two countries, and discusses other projects she has begun working on beyond her forthcoming book.Dr Qingfei Yin is Assistant Professor of International History (China and the Wor...2024-07-3148 minNew Books in Political ScienceOn Sino-Vietnamese Border RelationsIn this episode, host SEAC Director John Sidel talks with Dr Qingfei Yin, SEAC Associate and Assistant Professor of International History at LSE. Dr Qingfei Yin talks about her new book State Building in Cold War Asia Comrades and Competitors on the Sino-Vietnamese Border (due out with Cambridge University Press in August 2024), explains how she became interested in her research on China and Vietnam relations and the borderlands between the two countries, and discusses other projects she has begun working on beyond her forthcoming book.Dr Qingfei Yin is Assistant Professor of International History (China and the Wor...2024-07-3148 minDialogues on Southeast AsiaOn Sino-Vietnamese Border RelationsIn this episode, host SEAC Director John Sidel talks with Dr Qingfei Yin, SEAC Associate and Assistant Professor of International History at LSE. Dr Qingfei Yin talks about her new book State Building in Cold War Asia Comrades and Competitors on the Sino-Vietnamese Border (due out with Cambridge University Press in August 2024), explains how she became interested in her research on China and Vietnam relations and the borderlands between the two countries, and discusses other projects she has begun working on beyond her forthcoming book.Dr Qingfei Yin is Assistant Professor of International History (China and the Wor...2024-07-3148 min
Exchanges: A Cambridge UP PodcastOn Sino-Vietnamese Border RelationsIn this episode, host SEAC Director John Sidel talks with Dr Qingfei Yin, SEAC Associate and Assistant Professor of International History at LSE. Dr Qingfei Yin talks about her new book State Building in Cold War Asia Comrades and Competitors on the Sino-Vietnamese Border (due out with Cambridge University Press in August 2024), explains how she became interested in her research on China and Vietnam relations and the borderlands between the two countries, and discusses other projects she has begun working on beyond her forthcoming book.Dr Qingfei Yin is Assistant Professor of International History (China and the Wor...2024-07-3148 min
New Books in East Asian StudiesOn Sino-Vietnamese Border RelationsIn this episode, host SEAC Director John Sidel talks with Dr Qingfei Yin, SEAC Associate and Assistant Professor of International History at LSE. Dr Qingfei Yin talks about her new book State Building in Cold War Asia Comrades and Competitors on the Sino-Vietnamese Border (due out with Cambridge University Press in August 2024), explains how she became interested in her research on China and Vietnam relations and the borderlands between the two countries, and discusses other projects she has begun working on beyond her forthcoming book.Dr Qingfei Yin is Assistant Professor of International History (China and the Wor...2024-07-3148 min
New Books in Diplomatic HistoryOn Sino-Vietnamese Border RelationsIn this episode, host SEAC Director John Sidel talks with Dr Qingfei Yin, SEAC Associate and Assistant Professor of International History at LSE. Dr Qingfei Yin talks about her new book State Building in Cold War Asia Comrades and Competitors on the Sino-Vietnamese Border (due out with Cambridge University Press in August 2024), explains how she became interested in her research on China and Vietnam relations and the borderlands between the two countries, and discusses other projects she has begun working on beyond her forthcoming book.Dr Qingfei Yin is Assistant Professor of International History (China and the Wor...2024-07-3148 min
Dialogues on Southeast AsiaJokowi’s Industrial Legacy: A Critical Reflection on ‘Success’ in Indonesia’s Natural Resource SectorIn this episode of Southeast Asia Forum 2024 Series, Prof John Sidel talks with Dr. Eve Warburton from the Australian National University for a critical reflection on Indonesia's industrial policies under President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)One of the principal economic legacies of Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is a (re)turn to resource-based industrialization. Over the course of his second and final term in office (2019-2024), state revenues have risen spectacularly on the back of the country’s mineral product exports, the result of a strict ban on the export of raw nickel ores that compelled domestic and fo...2024-06-211h 28
Dialogues on Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia’s Green Supply ChainsIn Southeast Asia, environmental, labour and human rights (broadly ‘green’) questions have been met by rising scepticism and worry about trade protectionism, just when the region’s record of containing deforestation and its “green premiums” or profits from stricter (Western) criteria exports have never been better. Drawing on fifteen years of observations while embedded with value-chains, this paper provides an analysis of key drivers and contexts informing forecasting for selected sustainable products from Southeast Asia: the ubiquitous palm oil (claimed to be in half of many supermarket products), natural rubber (used in gloves and tires), and solar panels. Beyond traditiona...2024-06-211h 32
Dialogues on Southeast AsiaSouth by Southeast? From Miracle and Debacle to PragmatismThe 1993 World Bank publication of The East Asian Miracle celebrated the region’s rapid growth and transformation but also obscured important variations within. Japan’s endaka and Big Bang ended its post-war boom and anticipated the 1997 East Asian financial debacle. Meanwhile, coerced economic liberalization from the 1980s gave way to an era of globalization in a seemingly unipolar world following the West’s victory in the Cold War. But liberalization and globalization’s downsides soon accelerated U-turns. American sovereigntism was soon eroded by some consequences of its unipolar hegemony. Earlier liberalization and globalization also undermined industrial capitalism in favour of finan...2024-06-211h 26
Dialogues on Southeast AsiaOn the Intricacies of Wa State as a Borderland between China and MyanmarIn this episode, host SEAC Director John Sidel talks with Dr Hans Steinmüller, SEAC Associate and Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the LSE. Dr Hans Steinmüller, originally a specialist in China, shares his journey from conducting extensive fieldwork in Hubei province to his recent focus on the Wa State along Myanmar's border with Yunnan Province, China. This episode delves into how the region's unique socio-political landscape challenges conventional notions of statehood and sovereignty. Drawing from his research, Dr Steinmüller provides insights into the intricate relationship between local practices and broader political dynamics.2024-06-1144 min
Dialogues on Southeast AsiaThe Environmental Challenges of Southeast AsiaIn this episode, host Professor John Sidel talks with Dr Thomas Smith, Associate Professor in Environmental Geography at the LSE, about the unique features and significance of Southeast Asia within a global environmental landscape. From the alarming rates of deforestation and the devastating loss of precious peatlands to the concerning trends in greenhouse gas emissions and the pervasive issue of air pollution, this episode explores various aspects of the region's environmental plight. Dr Smith offers insights into a myriad of pressing environmental challenges facing Southeast Asia drawn from his academic career.Dr Thomas Smith is Associate Professor...2024-05-1741 min
Dialogues on Southeast AsiaRe-globalization, Geopolitics and Southeast AsiaDuring the Cold War, the collision of geopolitics, ideological competition and nationalism were especially traumatic in Southeast Asia. Yet the region was able to carve out space for itself and over several decades was able to effectively keep the region’s security free from geopolitical wrangling. This was due to the efficacy of ASEAN and its offshoots, the grand bargain struck between the US and China and globalization. Each of those circumstances that previously helped to stabilize Southeast Asia has changed dramatically. Great power competition has returned with remarkable speed. Globalization is being reconstructed due to the vulnerabilities revealed by...2024-05-091h 12New Books in Southeast Asian StudiesAirports, Buses, Internet Cables, and the Local and National Politics in the PhilippinesWhat can airports, busses, and submarine internet cables tell us about the local and national politics in the Philippines? And how do they position the country within the broader regional and global geopolitical struggles over economic development and political influence? Listen to John Sidel as he talks to Petra Alderman about the political economy of transport, telecommunications, and infrastructure in the Philippines, the different monopolies, oligopolies and cartels that characterise them, and their geopolitical significance to China, Japan and the United States.John Sidel is Sir Patrick Gillam Chair in International and Comparative Politics at the London S...2024-02-2840 min
People, Power, PoliticsAirports, Buses, Internet Cables, and the Local and National Politics in the PhilippinesWhat can airports, busses, and submarine internet cables tell us about the local and national politics in the Philippines? And how do they position the country within the broader regional and global geopolitical struggles over economic development and political influence? Listen to John Sidel as he talks to Petra Alderman about the political economy of transport, telecommunications, and infrastructure in the Philippines, the different monopolies, oligopolies and cartels that characterise them, and their geopolitical significance to China, Japan and the United States.John Sidel is Sir Patrick Gillam Chair in International and Comparative Politics at the London S...2024-02-2840 minNew Books in Political ScienceAirports, Buses, Internet Cables, and the Local and National Politics in the PhilippinesWhat can airports, busses, and submarine internet cables tell us about the local and national politics in the Philippines? And how do they position the country within the broader regional and global geopolitical struggles over economic development and political influence? Listen to John Sidel as he talks to Petra Alderman about the political economy of transport, telecommunications, and infrastructure in the Philippines, the different monopolies, oligopolies and cartels that characterise them, and their geopolitical significance to China, Japan and the United States.John Sidel is Sir Patrick Gillam Chair in International and Comparative Politics at the London S...2024-02-2840 min
LSE Research channel | VideoThe 2024 Indonesian election: from Widodo to Subianto?Contributor(s): | With a population of 275 million, Indonesia is the world's third largest democracy and what happens in its 2024 election is really important. Prof John Sidel, Director of Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at LSE, explains Indonesia's trajectory as a stable and consolidated democracy over the last 25 years and what the future likely holds.
Explore our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and commentary on global politics in a year of elections: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Research/global-politics2024-02-1902 minLSE Research channel | VideoThe 2024 Indonesian election: from Widodo to Subianto?Contributor(s): | With a population of 275 million, Indonesia is the world's third largest democracy and what happens in its 2024 election is really important. Prof John Sidel, Director of Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at LSE, explains Indonesia's trajectory as a stable and consolidated democracy over the last 25 years and what the future likely holds.
Explore our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and commentary on global politics in a year of elections: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Research/global-politics2024-02-1902 min
Gatty Rewind PodcastGeoffrey Robinson, Department of History, UCLAIn today's podcast, Michael and Professor Geoff Robinson, from the Department of History at UCLA, delve into Geoff's research on the mass killings in Indonesia from 1965-66, and his recent monograph, The Killing Season. (link). Research & lecture summary: 02:00 Research advice and recommendations: 23:08 Robinson's Other Books: East Timor 1999: Crimes Against Humanity (link) "If You Leave Us Here, We Will Die" (link) Geoffrey Robinson's Reading Recommendations: Republicanism, Communism, Islam by John Sidel (link) Buru Quartet by Pramoedya Ananta Toer (link) Watch Geoffrey Robinson's Gatty Lecture here.2021-11-0943 min
ENTresting Tales From Tolkien - A PodmootWhy We Love TolkienBefore Kristin and Mel dive into The Hobbit, Mel reached out to some of her friends and asked them why they love Tolkien. Here is a compilation of their reasons for loving the world created by the professor.ENTresting Tales from Tolkien ~ A Podmoot premiers 22 September 2021. Keep an eye on social media to get details for the launch party.A special thanks to:Marissa Dorado from Tales From Godrics Hollow Podcast @TalesFromGH2021-09-1315 minNew Books in Southeast Asian StudiesJohn T. Sidel, "Republicanism, Communism, Islam: Cosmopolitan Origins of Revolution in Southeast Asia" (Cornell UP, 2021)Early 20th century Southeast Asia was arguably home to the once of the most vibrant and diverse caldrons of revolutionary ferment in world history. Revolts against Western imperialism and traditional socio-economic structures developed into a range of utopian experiments. In Republicanism, Communism, Islam: Cosmopolitan Origins of Revolution in Southeast Asia (Cornell UP, 2021), John T. Sidel argues that in order to understand these revolutions we must denationalize, internationalize, and transnationalism our analysis. Multiple forms of cosmopolitanism produced the Filipino revolt against Spanish rule, the Indonesian struggle from independence from the Dutch, and the Vietnamese fight against the French empire and for...2021-07-131h 28
New Books in Islamic StudiesJohn T. Sidel, "Republicanism, Communism, Islam: Cosmopolitan Origins of Revolution in Southeast Asia" (Cornell UP, 2021)Early 20th century Southeast Asia was arguably home to the once of the most vibrant and diverse caldrons of revolutionary ferment in world history. Revolts against Western imperialism and traditional socio-economic structures developed into a range of utopian experiments. In Republicanism, Communism, Islam: Cosmopolitan Origins of Revolution in Southeast Asia (Cornell UP, 2021), John T. Sidel argues that in order to understand these revolutions we must denationalize, internationalize, and transnationalism our analysis. Multiple forms of cosmopolitanism produced the Filipino revolt against Spanish rule, the Indonesian struggle from independence from the Dutch, and the Vietnamese fight against the French empire and for...2021-07-131h 28
LSE PodcastsLife in a Post-COVID World: learning from Southeast AsiaAlthough the distinctive outcomes of COVID-19 in Southeast Asia are only now becoming clear, we expect that they can become the basis for innovative and impactful ideas that will matter for neighbouring regions and the world.
Leading thinkers on Southeast Asia reflect on the lessons of COVID-19 for connectivity, governance, and urbanisation in the region and assess the futures it might foretell for Southeast Asia and the world.
Meet our speakers and chair
Hyun Bang Shin (@urbancommune) is Professor of Geography and Urban Studies, Department of Geography and Environment, and Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at...2021-03-0458 min
Shaping the Post-COVID WorldLife in a Post-COVID World: learning from Southeast AsiaContributor(s): Professor Hyun Bang Shin, Dr Nicole Curato, Dr Sin Yee Koh, Professor John Sidel | Although the distinctive outcomes of COVID-19 in Southeast Asia are only now becoming clear, we expect that they can become the basis for innovative and impactful ideas that will matter for neighbouring regions and the world.
Leading thinkers on Southeast Asia reflect on the lessons of COVID-19 for connectivity, governance, and urbanisation in the region and assess the futures it might foretell for Southeast Asia and the world.
Meet our speakers and chair
Hyun Bang Shin (@urbancommune) is Professor of Geography and Urban Studies...2021-03-0158 min
AigoraCastRebecca Bleibaum - We’re All IndividualsBecky Bleibaum, M.A., president and co-founder of Dragonfly SCI, sensory science consultancy with a mission to help entrepreneurially spirited teams, and their products, become more successful in the marketplace. Prior to founding Dragonfly SCI, Bleibaum was the Chief Sensory Officer at Tragon Corporation, working alongside Herbert Stone and Joel Sidel for nearly 30 years, beginning as their first intern while a student at UC Davis under the guidance of Rose Marie Pangborn and Howard Schutz. She also is co-developer and instructor of UC Davis Extension’s web-based “Applied Sensory & Consumer Science Certif...2020-02-2733 min
John and Sam in Japan: The International Comedy PodcastTwenty Five BananasCulture Corner with Pete Sidel (UK), Stand up comedy with Buc.
Plus topical news where John and Sam catch up with has happened in some interesting goings on around the world.
There will also be answers to the Burning Question: What is the worst thing you have eve worn?
All this introduced by John McBride and Sam O'Toole. They have been comedians for years, friends for longer, and humans for longer than that.
You'd be mad to miss it.
Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and wherever you get your podcasts.
www.johnandsaminjapan.com
And, of course, Anchor.fm2018-10-1731 min
Latest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfThe Struggle for the Arab World [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Fawaz Gerges | Fawaz Gerges tells us how the clash between pan-Arab nationalism and pan-Islamism has shaped the history of the region from the 1920s to the present. Fawaz Gerges (@FawazGerges) is Professor of International Relations at LSE and author of Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East. John Sidel is the Sir Patrick Gillam Professor of International and Comparative Politics at LSE. The Department of International Relations ( @LSEIRDept) is now in it's 90th year, making it one of the oldest and largest in the world. Twitter Hashtag for this event...2018-04-241h 27Latest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfIslam in World Politics: Against the Conventional Wisdom [Audio]Speaker(s): John Sidel | Today’s on-going conflicts in Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere and recurring terrorist incidents have helped to reproduce and reinforce the conventional wisdom about Islam as an increasingly powerful force in world politics. In this lecture, by contrast, Professor John Sidel suggests a contrary – and contrarian – perspective: that the apparent increase in violence is a reflection more of the diminishing strength and solidity of Islam as a collective basis for social identity and political unity.2017-08-081h 33
APB Session by Awio PlanetAwio Planet - APB Session 10 [Trance]Intro-Awio Planet-APB Session
Sensorica & Omen - Another Day (Avionics Project Breaks Mix)
Lost Witness feat. Vicky Fee - Fade Away (Full Vocal Breaks Mix) (2011)
Allure Feat. Christian Burns - On The Wire (Matthew Nagle Remix)
Moonbeam feat. Avis Vox - Hate Is The Killer (Arty Remix)
Kyau vs. Albert - Made of Sun
Rex Mundi - When The Sun Is Rising (Original Mix)
Probspot - God Shaped Hole
Cosmic Gate feat. Aruna - Under Your Spell
John '00' Flemming - The Astrophysical Nebula
Aurosonic and Morphing Shadows feat. Marcie - Ocean Wave (Sidel Breaks Remix)2017-03-2500 minAPB Session by Awio PlanetAwio Planet - APB Session 10 [Trance]Intro-Awio Planet-APB Session
Sensorica & Omen - Another Day (Avionics Project Breaks Mix)
Lost Witness feat. Vicky Fee - Fade Away (Full Vocal Breaks Mix) (2011)
Allure Feat. Christian Burns - On The Wire (Matthew Nagle Remix)
Moonbeam feat. Avis Vox - Hate Is The Killer (Arty Remix)
Kyau vs. Albert - Made of Sun
Rex Mundi - When The Sun Is Rising (Original Mix)
Probspot - God Shaped Hole
Cosmic Gate feat. Aruna - Under Your Spell
John '00' Flemming - The Astrophysical Nebula
Aurosonic and Morphing Shadows feat. Marcie - Ocean Wave (Sidel Breaks Remix)2017-03-2549 minNew Books in Southeast Asian StudiesDan Slater, “Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia” (Cambridge UP, 2010)Few books on Southeast Asia cover as much geographic, historical and theoretical ground as Dan Slater’s Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia (Cambridge University Press, 2010). Working across seven case studies, the book argues that existing theories of institutionalization don’t account for regional variation in regime type. Tracing causal processes from the colonial period to the present day, it shows how internal conflicts occurring at critical moments of state building encouraged the formation of elite “protection pacts” with a high degree of durability. Along the way, it engages with an expansive and diverse array of liter...2014-11-141h 02
LSE Department of International Relations | VideoIR461 Islam in World Politics [Video]Contributor(s): John Sidel | Please note: the title of this course is now 'Islam in World Politics'. The course focuses on the role of Islam in world politics, posing two inter-related questions: First, how can we explain the varying nature and strength of Islam as a discursive and mobilisational force in international relations? Second, how should we understand the impact of changes in international relations on the institutions, authority structures, and identities associated with Islam?2013-07-2503 minDepartment of International RelationsIR461 Islam in World Politics [Video]Contributor(s): John Sidel | Please note: the title of this course is now 'Islam in World Politics'. The course focuses on the role of Islam in world politics, posing two inter-related questions: First, how can we explain the varying nature and strength of Islam as a discursive and mobilisational force in international relations? Second, how should we understand the impact of changes in international relations on the institutions, authority structures, and identities associated with Islam?2013-07-2503 min
The HotSeatHotSeat | 31 January 2013 | Analysis of the current situation in Algeria and MaliProfessor John Sidel discusses the current military intervention in North Africa.2013-06-1013 min
The HotSeat | Audio and pdfAnalysis of the current situation in Algeria and MaliContributor(s): Professor John Sidel | Professor John Sidel discusses the current military intervention in North Africa.2013-01-3113 minLSE Government Department HotSeatAnalysis of the current situation in Algeria and MaliContributor(s): Professor John Sidel | Professor John Sidel discusses the current military intervention in North Africa.2013-01-3100 min
The HotSeatThe HotSeat | 19 May 2011 | What next for Al Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden?Professor John Sidel discusses the future of Al Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden.2013-01-2211 min
The HotSeatThe HotSeat | 11 February 2011 | The role of religion in the Egyptian revolutionProfessor John Sidel discusses the role of religion in the Egyptian revolution.2013-01-2212 min
The HotSeatThe HotSeat | 12 June 2008 | The humanitarian and political crisis in BurmaProfessor John Sidel discusses the humanitarian and political crisis in Burma.2013-01-2210 min
Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | VideoDangers and Demon(izer)s of Democratization in Egypt: Through an Indonesian Glass, DarklyContributor(s): Professor John Sidel | Over the past several months, an alarmist picture of developments in Egypt has emerged in the media, raising the spectre of Islamization, inter-religious violence, and generalized criminality and disorder. Yet these early signs of trouble are amply familiar to observers of transitions from authoritarian rule to democracy elsewhere in the developing world. In particular, the case of Indonesia is especially instructive, given a set of striking parallels with Egypt today. Against this backdrop, Professor John Sidel, author of Riots, Pogroms, Jihad: Religious Violence in Indonesia (Cornell University Press, 2006) will discuss democratization in Egypt in the...2012-01-251h 24Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfDangers and Demon(izer)s of Democratization in Egypt: Through an Indonesian Glass, DarklyContributor(s): Professor John Sidel | Over the past several months, an alarmist picture of developments in Egypt has emerged in the media, raising the spectre of Islamization, inter-religious violence, and generalized criminality and disorder. Yet these early signs of trouble are amply familiar to observers of transitions from authoritarian rule to democracy elsewhere in the developing world. In particular, the case of Indonesia is especially instructive, given a set of striking parallels with Egypt today. Against this backdrop, Professor John Sidel, author of Riots, Pogroms, Jihad: Religious Violence in Indonesia (Cornell University Press, 2006) will discuss democratization in Egypt in the...2012-01-251h 24The HotSeat | Audio and pdfWhat next for Al Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden?Contributor(s): Professor John Sidel | Professor John Sidel discusses the future of Al Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden.2011-05-1911 minLSE Government Department HotSeatWhat next for Al Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden?Contributor(s): Professor John Sidel | Professor John Sidel discusses the future of Al Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden.2011-05-1900 minThe HotSeat | Audio and pdfThe role of religion in the Egyptian revolutionContributor(s): Professor John Sidel | Professor John Sidel discusses the role of religion in the Egyptian revolution.2011-02-1112 minLSE Government Department HotSeatThe role of religion in the Egyptian revolutionContributor(s): Professor John Sidel | Professor John Sidel discusses the role of religion in the Egyptian revolution.2011-02-1100 minThe HotSeat | Audio and pdfThe humanitarian and political crisis in BurmaContributor(s): Professor John Sidel | Professor John Sidel discusses the humanitarian and political crisis in Burma.2008-06-1210 minLSE Government Department HotSeatThe humanitarian and political crisis in BurmaContributor(s): Professor John Sidel | Professor John Sidel discusses the humanitarian and political crisis in Burma.2008-06-1200 minSpring 2008 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfThinking Like a Social Scientist: a lecture by Professor John SidelContributor(s): Professor John Sidel | In this new series of lunchtime lectures, nine of LSE's most senior academics explain the latest thinking on how social scientists work to address the critical problems of the day. They survey the leading ideas and contributions made by their discipline, explain the types of problems that are addressed and the tools that are used, and explore the kinds of solutions proposed. John Sidel is Sir Patrick Gillam Professor of International and Comparative Politics.2008-03-1356 min