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Books that persuaded me that State Formation is one of the most important topics in Political Science---and in the process blew my mind. Only three are about Europe, and only two are by political scientists

1/10 "Irrational behaviour has consequences," says Ruchir Sharma. "A dollar disconnected from fundamentals has no purpose, and can trigger a financial accident that tips the world economy into recession." ft.com/content/38ca6b…

I'm happy to announce the publication of my new article "Nostalgia for Japanese colonialism: Historical memory and postcolonialism in contemporary Taiwan," inspired by a thread I wrote last year. compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hi… 1/5

Dan & I are stoked to have Janice Stein offer remarks at our book launch + extended reflections from our mentor Edward Friedman, noted China scholar, to whom our book is dedicated. Register link: Munk School Dan Slater Princeton University Press Political Science eventbrite.ca/e/from-develop…

Korean govt has decided to use the word "accident" (사고) rather than "disaster" (참사) or "crush" (압사) because Itaewon is a popular tourist site and they don't want to give it a bad reputation. This is as stupid as it is insulting.

1/ Taiwan's ruling DPP suffers historic defeat at the midterm election, winning only 5 out of 22 municipalities. (The rest go to opposition KMT & friends) This is DPP's worst ever showing in its 36 year history -- previous low was 6 seats. This is not about China, but about DPP

The Oxford Handbook of Historical Political Economy (co-edited with Jeff Jenkins) will be published in September 2023! Chapters available as they are formatted at: academic.oup.com/edited-volume/… The contributors did an amazing job. A thread on each chapter in the volume… (1/47)

BREAKING: 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen will hold a press conference tmr at 3pm and is widely believed to be announcing the decision to extend Taiwanese military conscriptions from the current 4 months to the new one year. This is also her first press conference in 2 years since Dec 2020. 1/

Just published: An interview with Professor @PeichiaLan of NTU Sociology 台大社會 on her academic journey and research on Taiwan. Part 1 covers how her research on migrant workers has evolved before and during the pandemic. Asian Institute UofT U of T Sociology East Asian Library UTL taiwangazette.org/news/2023/1/9/…

The US House Financial Services Committee met on Tuesday to discuss new bills targeting China. 3 bills – if passed – aim to isolate China from the global financial system if Beijing threatens Taiwan's security...

South Korea is a country run by older men. Below, a gathering of leaders and senior officials from national and local governments. Not a woman in sight.

SER Café is a forum where you can virtually meet the authors of papers published in Socio-Economic Review. The second SER Café of 2023 will be held on Monday, May 15, at 11am EST/ 8am PST/ 5pm CET! We will hear from Greta Krippner, Timo Walter, and Leon Wansleben. 1/3

台灣自有總統大選以來二十七年，第一次有警察、而且還是攻堅鄭南榕造成自焚的警察，成為總統候選人。真是令人無限感慨⋯⋯ 民主化走到警察可以當總統。而且這位警察，除了當警察之外，這輩子也沒幹過別的行業（民選首長除外）。 國民黨提警察當總統候選人是不會振衰起敝的。

Taiwan's NSTC just launched the Taiwan Open Access Journals (TOAJ) 臺灣學術期刊開放取用平台. Researchers can download articles from major journals in social sciences and humanities here. toaj.stpi.narl.org.tw/index

The Political Economy of Finance Summer School was absolutely eye-opening and thought-provoking. Thanks a lot to all the instructors and colleagues and I especially appreciate Benjamin Braun and Mark Blyth’s effort to build this amazing community!

Big news! My book "Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation" is officially available for pre-order through University of Washington Press! Here's a brief summary of the book, contested politics, and why Taiwan matters for political science:

Political Economy of Finance Summer School 2025 at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. All expenses covered. Apply now!

Publication alert! My article, “The Political Roots of Gender Divergence: Democratic Consolidation and Gender Equality in Taiwan and South Korea” was just published at JEAS. 🧵(1/4) doi.org/10.1017/jea.20…

사회과학이 '데이터 혁명'을 겪고 있는 시기,질적 연구는 어떻게 사회과학적 가치를 확보할 수 있을까요? 관련된 한국과 미국의 방법론 논쟁을 정리한 논문 출간했습니다. 1/5 kci.go.kr/kciportal/ci/s…