John Sidel

John Thayer Sidel (born June 4, 1966) is a political scientist and currently holds the Sir Patrick Gillam Professorship in International and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics (LSE). He is affiliated with both the Department of Government and the International Relations department, as well as the Asia Research Centre.

Sidel has written several books as well as a range of journal articles and essays in edited volumes, and he serves as co-editor of the Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific Series at Stanford University Press and a member of the editorial boards of the journals South East Asia Research and Indonesia and the Malay World. He has served as an occasional commentator in the media and as a consultant for a range of government and multilateral agencies, foundations, and non-governmental organizations.