Lev Nachman
@lnachman32.bsky.social
Political scientist. Assistant Professor at National Taiwan University. My new book "Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation" is available for preorder here: https://shorturl.at/BlEJE
https://www.lnachman.com
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Lev Nachman
@lnachman32.bsky.social
· Dec 3
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:
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:
I’m quoted in NBC discussing the latest Trump-Xi phone call and what it means for Taiwan.
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Trump wades into China and Japan's escalating dispute over Taiwan
The president has spoken with the leaders of both countries as they spar over remarks the Japanese prime minister made about the Beijing-claimed island.
www.nbcnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I’m quoted in NBC discussing the latest Trump-Xi phone call and what it means for Taiwan.
www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/t...
www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/t...
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Amazon Kindle currently has my new book availalbe for FREE as an e-book online right now! Buy it now for $0.00 before they change it back!
Link: shorturl.at/uPZC3
Link: shorturl.at/uPZC3
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Amazon Kindle currently has my new book availalbe for FREE as an e-book online right now! Buy it now for $0.00 before they change it back!
Link: shorturl.at/uPZC3
Link: shorturl.at/uPZC3
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Amazon Kindle currently has my new book availalbe for FREE as an e-book online right now! Buy it now for $0.00 before they change it back!
Link: shorturl.at/uPZC3
Link: shorturl.at/uPZC3
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Get it quick!
Amazon Kindle currently has my new book availalbe for FREE as an e-book online right now! Buy it now for $0.00 before they change it back!
Link: shorturl.at/uPZC3
Link: shorturl.at/uPZC3
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Get it quick!
Amazon Kindle currently has my new book availalbe for FREE as an e-book online right now! Buy it now for $0.00 before they change it back!
Link: shorturl.at/uPZC3
Link: shorturl.at/uPZC3
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Amazon Kindle currently has my new book availalbe for FREE as an e-book online right now! Buy it now for $0.00 before they change it back!
Link: shorturl.at/uPZC3
Link: shorturl.at/uPZC3
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Shelley Rigger told @politico.com China Watcher in 2024: "How hard would it be to Google the title before you put it on a book? It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that [the publisher] knew they were overwriting and disappearing my work,” said Rigger. politi.co/3JG1FKU
I would instead ask Shelley her opinion on the matter. We flagged the name of the book long before any title (or book) was written, let alone finalized. The title change after the first edition is proof. Kerry had far more agency than he's inferring.
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FWIW @bkerrychina.bsky.social told @politico.com China Watcher in 2024: "His book’s title 'was not my choice' and that he has both apologized to Rigger and asked his publisher to change the title. “I am confident this will not be the title the book comes out with,” Brown said. politi.co/3JG1FKU
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Shelley Rigger told @politico.com China Watcher in 2024: "How hard would it be to Google the title before you put it on a book? It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that [the publisher] knew they were overwriting and disappearing my work,” said Rigger. politi.co/3JG1FKU
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There's something very telling about Brown's actions--we suddenly have an influx of China experts who want to get in on Taiwan since it's a sexy topic, but disregard the existing Taiwan experts, and want to bury those existing experts because they are competition
In case you missed it, Kerry Brown wrote a book that plagiarized Shelley Rigger’s classic book title.
I, along with others who were asked to review Kerry’s manuscript, said verbatim to change the title.
In the most tacky and unprofessional fashion, he stole her title anyway.
I, along with others who were asked to review Kerry’s manuscript, said verbatim to change the title.
In the most tacky and unprofessional fashion, he stole her title anyway.
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
There's something very telling about Brown's actions--we suddenly have an influx of China experts who want to get in on Taiwan since it's a sexy topic, but disregard the existing Taiwan experts, and want to bury those existing experts because they are competition
In case you missed it, Kerry Brown wrote a book that plagiarized Shelley Rigger’s classic book title.
I, along with others who were asked to review Kerry’s manuscript, said verbatim to change the title.
In the most tacky and unprofessional fashion, he stole her title anyway.
I, along with others who were asked to review Kerry’s manuscript, said verbatim to change the title.
In the most tacky and unprofessional fashion, he stole her title anyway.
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In case you missed it, Kerry Brown wrote a book that plagiarized Shelley Rigger’s classic book title.
I, along with others who were asked to review Kerry’s manuscript, said verbatim to change the title.
In the most tacky and unprofessional fashion, he stole her title anyway.
I, along with others who were asked to review Kerry’s manuscript, said verbatim to change the title.
In the most tacky and unprofessional fashion, he stole her title anyway.
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#OpenAccess from our latest issue -
Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments - https://cup.org/4qoafhT
- @lnachman32.bsky.social
#jjps
Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments - https://cup.org/4qoafhT
- @lnachman32.bsky.social
#jjps
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
#OpenAccess from our latest issue -
Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments - https://cup.org/4qoafhT
- @lnachman32.bsky.social
#jjps
Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments - https://cup.org/4qoafhT
- @lnachman32.bsky.social
#jjps
No news is good news 😮💨
October 30, 2025 at 4:59 AM
No news is good news 😮💨
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#OpenAccess from our latest issue -
Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments - https://cup.org/4qoafhT
- @lnachman32.bsky.social
#jjps
Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments - https://cup.org/4qoafhT
- @lnachman32.bsky.social
#jjps
October 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
#OpenAccess from our latest issue -
Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments - https://cup.org/4qoafhT
- @lnachman32.bsky.social
#jjps
Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments - https://cup.org/4qoafhT
- @lnachman32.bsky.social
#jjps
I'm going on (book) tour!
If you're in Washington or California these next couple of weeks, please come say hi!
If you're in Washington or California these next couple of weeks, please come say hi!
October 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I'm going on (book) tour!
If you're in Washington or California these next couple of weeks, please come say hi!
If you're in Washington or California these next couple of weeks, please come say hi!
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New at Observing Japan: understanding how Takaichi pulled off her upset victory, and where she goes from here.
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open.substack.com/pub/observin...
How Takaichi won —— and what comes next
What we learned in the hours after the LDP's election
open.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
New at Observing Japan: understanding how Takaichi pulled off her upset victory, and where she goes from here.
open.substack.com/pub/observin...
open.substack.com/pub/observin...
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The profile I wrote of Takaichi last year: open.substack.com/pub/observin...
The true believer
Takaichi Sanae makes her pitch
open.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The profile I wrote of Takaichi last year: open.substack.com/pub/observin...
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@lnachman32.bsky.social Lev’s new book hot off the press uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
Contested Taiwan
Where statehood is contested, questions of identity and territory define the political landscapeDespite maintaining de facto sovereignty, states like Taiwan ...
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September 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
@lnachman32.bsky.social Lev’s new book hot off the press uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
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Second leg of APSA2025. Presenting joint work on geopolitics and democratization in Taiwan Saturday 2pm, and then book roundtable Sunday 10am for @lnachman32.bsky.social and his new book “Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation.” Hope to see you there!
September 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Second leg of APSA2025. Presenting joint work on geopolitics and democratization in Taiwan Saturday 2pm, and then book roundtable Sunday 10am for @lnachman32.bsky.social and his new book “Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation.” Hope to see you there!
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My book "Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation" is out!
I am incredibly grateful for such kind endorsements from @DafyddFell , @chongjaian.bsky.social and @josephwongut.bsky.social.
Pre-orders are arriving now, and it is available in the link below!
I am incredibly grateful for such kind endorsements from @DafyddFell , @chongjaian.bsky.social and @josephwongut.bsky.social.
Pre-orders are arriving now, and it is available in the link below!
September 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
My book "Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation" is out!
I am incredibly grateful for such kind endorsements from @DafyddFell , @chongjaian.bsky.social and @josephwongut.bsky.social.
Pre-orders are arriving now, and it is available in the link below!
I am incredibly grateful for such kind endorsements from @DafyddFell , @chongjaian.bsky.social and @josephwongut.bsky.social.
Pre-orders are arriving now, and it is available in the link below!
I am honored to have reviewed @catielila.bsky.social and @mhar4.bsky.social's book "Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order" for The China Quarterly. I highly recommend this book, and I hope my review convinces you to check it out!
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Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2024. 222 pp. $39.99 (pbk). ISBN 9781638573227 | The China Quarterl...
Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2024. 222 pp. $39.99 (pbk). ISBN 9781638573227
www.cambridge.org
August 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I am honored to have reviewed @catielila.bsky.social and @mhar4.bsky.social's book "Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order" for The China Quarterly. I highly recommend this book, and I hope my review convinces you to check it out!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
I am very happy to share my newest solo-authored peer-reviewed article: “Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments” available to read for free at @jjps.bsky.social:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
August 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I am very happy to share my newest solo-authored peer-reviewed article: “Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments” available to read for free at @jjps.bsky.social:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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#OpenAccess -
Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments - https://cup.org/4mxCWGY
"support for diplomatic and military policy may be affected by partisan framing, but support for economic policy remains bipartisan"
- @lnachman32.bsky.social
#FirstView
Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments - https://cup.org/4mxCWGY
"support for diplomatic and military policy may be affected by partisan framing, but support for economic policy remains bipartisan"
- @lnachman32.bsky.social
#FirstView
August 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#OpenAccess -
Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments - https://cup.org/4mxCWGY
"support for diplomatic and military policy may be affected by partisan framing, but support for economic policy remains bipartisan"
- @lnachman32.bsky.social
#FirstView
Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments - https://cup.org/4mxCWGY
"support for diplomatic and military policy may be affected by partisan framing, but support for economic policy remains bipartisan"
- @lnachman32.bsky.social
#FirstView
I am very happy to share my newest solo-authored peer-reviewed article: “Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments” available to read for free at @jjps.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
August 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I am very happy to share my newest solo-authored peer-reviewed article: “Can Taiwan survive partisanship? Evidence from two survey experiments” available to read for free at @jjps.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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🇹🇼 "They are prioritizing defeating one another over defending the nation… Taiwan’s parties may respect... the results of contests. But they do not respect one another, and neither do their supporters." By @lnachman32.bsky.social and Wei-Ting Yen in @foreignaffairs.com:
Taiwan’s Democracy Is in Trouble
How polarization undermines security.
www.foreignaffairs.com
August 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🇹🇼 "They are prioritizing defeating one another over defending the nation… Taiwan’s parties may respect... the results of contests. But they do not respect one another, and neither do their supporters." By @lnachman32.bsky.social and Wei-Ting Yen in @foreignaffairs.com: