💡NEW RESEARCH ALERT💡

In places where territorial boundaries are contested, social solidarity becomes harder to build b/c people don’t agree on who they’re sharing risks with.

Our research shows that territorial state identity shapes welfare support, beyond nationalism.

doi.org/10.1017/S004...

Hi, friends in the greater London area, I am coming your way!

I will give a talk at Oxford on the 19th and share thoughts on Taiwan societal resilience level drawing from my #COVID governance research. Everyone is welcome if you are around.

Details below: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0f9...

Why do some state-led resource mobilization succeed during the pandemic—while others flop, even in the same country?

🔑 Short Answer?

Pre-crisis industrial coordination capacity matters for whehter and which medical resource can be successfully mobilized.

👉 Read more: doi.org/10.1017/jea....

2pm 3/13 Taipei Time, I will be giving my annual talk at IPSAS. The topic is about the political feasibility of UBI in the United States. The talk will be in English.

If you are in this time zone, welcome to join the discussion either physically or online.

WebEx Link: (reurl.cc/261Avv)

I also think Taiwan ought to find new overlapping mutual interests with the Trump administration beyond democracy and chips.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...