{"product_id":"contested-taiwan-sovereignty-social-movements-and-party-formation-paperback","title":"Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLev Nachman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Lin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Lavely\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhere statehood is contested, questions of identity and territory define the political landscape\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDespite maintaining de facto sovereignty, states like Taiwan find themselves unrecognized in today's international system because another power claims the state as part of their territory. This fraught status, in turn, significantly affects the domestic politics of these places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLev Nachman's exploration of Taiwan's political landscape after the 2014 Sunflower Movement brings a fresh perspective to understanding social movement mobilization and political party formation in what he terms \"contested states.\" In these states, political cleavages are defined not by traditional left-right issues but by questions of identity, territory, and what to do about the country that claims them. Drawing from 150 interviews with Taiwanese activists and politicians, as well as a comparative analysis of Ukraine, Nachman reveals that traditional political science theories fall short when explaining the formation of movement parties in such contexts. Instead, he argues, looming existential threats and strained relationships between activists and established proindependence parties drive social movements into formal political arenas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eContested Taiwan\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new approach to understanding contested statehood, movement party formation, and what motivates individuals to take political action across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLev Nachman is assistant professor in the Graduate Institute of National Development at National Taiwan University and coauthor, with Jonathan Sullivan, of \u003ci\u003eTaiwan: A Contested Democracy under Threat\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978202284333,"sku":"9780295753928","price":52.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/M4ERtEcx-9780295753928.webp?v=1775800994","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/contested-taiwan-sovereignty-social-movements-and-party-formation-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}