@article{ART003354020},
author={Lee Young Soo and Lee Junhee},
title={A Study on “Re-nationalization” in Divided Nations: The Case of Taiwan from 1992 to 2016},
journal={Analyses & Alternatives},
issn={2508-822X},
year={2026},
volume={10},
number={2},
pages={139-161},
doi={10.22931/aanda.2026.10.2.005}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee Young Soo
AU - Lee Junhee
TI - A Study on “Re-nationalization” in Divided Nations: The Case of Taiwan from 1992 to 2016
JO - Analyses & Alternatives
PY - 2026
VL - 10
IS - 2
PB - Korea Consensus Institute
SP - 139
EP - 161
SN - 2508-822X
AB - This study examines the Taiwanese case from 1992 to 2016 through a modified and expanded version of Rogers Brubaker’s triadic nexus framework in order to explain how separatist nationalism is triggered and unfolds in divided states. In doing so, the study conceptualizes the reconfiguration of a previously integration-oriented national identity without changes in sovereignty or territorial boundaries as “re-nationalization,” and theorizes this phenomenon in the context of divided states. The analysis shows that Taiwan’s re-nationalization was triggered by changes in the power structure brought about by democratization, as well as by shifting perceptions of relations with China—the counterpart of division—after the end of the Cold War. As a result, waishengren (Mainlanders), who became positioned as a minority group, and the Kuomintang, which represented them, pursued an alternative form of nation-building aimed at restoring an integrative identity. Meanwhile, China, as the external homeland, interpreted Taiwan’s re-nationalization as a betrayal by a kin group and attempted to intervene by incorporating not only the national minority but the entire Taiwanese population into a “claimed co-ethnic”. Through this analysis, the study demonstrates that under certain conditions the triadic nexus framework can also explain ethnic politics in divided states, and it offers a new analytical perspective for research on divided states and theories of nationalism.
KW - Divided nation;Triadic nexus;Brubaker;Cross-Strait relations;Taiwanese nationalism
DO - 10.22931/aanda.2026.10.2.005
ER -
Lee Young Soo and Lee Junhee. (2026). A Study on “Re-nationalization” in Divided Nations: The Case of Taiwan from 1992 to 2016. Analyses & Alternatives, 10(2), 139-161.
Lee Young Soo and Lee Junhee. 2026, "A Study on “Re-nationalization” in Divided Nations: The Case of Taiwan from 1992 to 2016", Analyses & Alternatives, vol.10, no.2 pp.139-161. Available from: doi:10.22931/aanda.2026.10.2.005
Lee Young Soo, Lee Junhee "A Study on “Re-nationalization” in Divided Nations: The Case of Taiwan from 1992 to 2016" Analyses & Alternatives 10.2 pp.139-161 (2026) : 139.
Lee Young Soo, Lee Junhee. A Study on “Re-nationalization” in Divided Nations: The Case of Taiwan from 1992 to 2016. 2026; 10(2), 139-161. Available from: doi:10.22931/aanda.2026.10.2.005
Lee Young Soo and Lee Junhee. "A Study on “Re-nationalization” in Divided Nations: The Case of Taiwan from 1992 to 2016" Analyses & Alternatives 10, no.2 (2026) : 139-161.doi: 10.22931/aanda.2026.10.2.005
Lee Young Soo; Lee Junhee. A Study on “Re-nationalization” in Divided Nations: The Case of Taiwan from 1992 to 2016. Analyses & Alternatives, 10(2), 139-161. doi: 10.22931/aanda.2026.10.2.005
Lee Young Soo; Lee Junhee. A Study on “Re-nationalization” in Divided Nations: The Case of Taiwan from 1992 to 2016. Analyses & Alternatives. 2026; 10(2) 139-161. doi: 10.22931/aanda.2026.10.2.005
Lee Young Soo, Lee Junhee. A Study on “Re-nationalization” in Divided Nations: The Case of Taiwan from 1992 to 2016. 2026; 10(2), 139-161. Available from: doi:10.22931/aanda.2026.10.2.005
Lee Young Soo and Lee Junhee. "A Study on “Re-nationalization” in Divided Nations: The Case of Taiwan from 1992 to 2016" Analyses & Alternatives 10, no.2 (2026) : 139-161.doi: 10.22931/aanda.2026.10.2.005
