Speaker Series #7 John Sidel: Democracy in Southeast Asia

About this episode

Dr John Sidel discusses the complex and uneven democratisation of Southeast Asian nations, focusing on Indonesia and the Philippines.

In this episode of our Speaker Series, Dr John Sidel, Head of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asian Centre at LSE, explores the complex and uneven democratisation of Southeast Asian nations. Particularly, he discusses how corruption, incumbency advantages and colonial legacy shape democracy in Indonesia and Philippines today.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr John Sidel

Topics covered

• democracy
• Southeast Asia
• corruption
• political incumbency
• colonial legacy
• democratization

Keywords

• democracy
• Southeast Asia
• corruption
• politics
• Indonesia
• Philippines
• colonial legacy
• democratization

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asian Centre, LSE

Places: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Philippines

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