Introducing Career Transition Data on Elites in North Korea
Song, E. E., Reidhead, J., & Park, J. (2025). Introducing Career Transition Data on Elites in North Korea. Journal of East Asian Studies , 25 (1), 141-154.
Publications
Published
Social Trust
Cook, K. S., & Reidhead, J. (2022). Social Trust. In The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (pp. 439-450). Routledge.
Nomination Patronage and Party Splitting: Comparing Intraparty Politics in South Korea and Taiwan
Reidhead, J. (2020). Nomination patronage and party splitting: Comparing intraparty politics in South Korea and Taiwan (Doctoral dissertation). Stanford University.
A Prisoner’s Dilemma of Movement Nationalization: North Korean Human Rights in South Korea, 1990–2016
Reidhead, J. (2018). A prisoner’s dilemma of movement nationalization: North Korean human rights in South Korea, 1990–2016. North Korean human rights: Activists and networks, 31-60.
Preprint
Organizational Inheritance and Conditional Centralization: Regional Party Leadership in Taiwan
Reidhead, Jacob and Kao, Chia-Lin, Organizational Inheritance and Conditional Centralization: Regional Party Leadership in Taiwan (August 28, 2026). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=7471522 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7471522
Which Alignment Pays? Fiscal Patronage, Electoral Returns, and Local Party Dominance in Taiwan
Zhang, Yang and Reidhead, Jacob, Which Alignment Pays? Fiscal Patronage, Electoral Returns, and Local Party Dominance in Taiwan (June 14, 2026). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6943538 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6943538
Competing Loyalties, Hybrid Strategies: Elite Management in Authoritarian Regimes
Reidhead, Jacob and Yerzhomartova, Ayazhan, Competing Loyalties, Hybrid Strategies: Elite Management in Authoritarian Regimes (April 16, 2026). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=7373158 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7373158
Regional Dominance and Strategic Non-Alignment: A Multi-Tier Theory of Candidate Alignment in Taiwan, 1994–2024
Reidhead, Jacob and Zhang, Yang, Regional Dominance and Strategic Non-Alignment: A Multi-Tier Theory of Candidate Alignment in Taiwan, 1994–2024 (November 23, 2025). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5792422 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5792422
Succession Politics in North Korea: The Strategic Role of Personnel Management
Song, Esther and Reidhead, Jacob. (2025). Succession Politics in North Korea: The Strategic Role of Personnel Management.
In Progress
Political Family Ties in Taiwan’s Central and Regional Politics
Reidhead, J. and Solacito, A. (2026). Political Family Ties in Taiwan’s Central and Regional Politics. Research Article.
Introducing the Taiwan Political Careers Database
Reidhead, J. and Su, Evelyn. (2025). Introducing the Taiwan Political Careers Database. Research Note.
Introducing the Taiwan Political Families Database
Reidhead, J. and Wen, L.D. (2025). Introducing the Taiwan Political Families Database. Research Note.
The Sky is High and the Emperor is Far Away: Regional Economic Innovation in Post-Famine North Korea
Reidhead, J. and Park, Jeongsue. (2025). The Sky is High and the Emperor is Far Away: Regional Economic Innovation in Post-Famine North Korea.