International Political and Economic Order in East Asia in the Aftermath of the Great War

• Project/Area Number: 26780106
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: International relations
• Research Institution: Doshisha University
• Principal Investigator: Nakatani Tadashi 同志社大学, 法学部, 助教 (70573377)
• Research Collaborator: TYOU Setsuhin 同志社大学, 大学院法学研究科, 博士後期課程・大学院生 ; MATSUMOTO Hironofu 同志社大学, 大学院法学研究科, 博士前期課程・大学院生
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 第一次世界大戦後 / 東アジア / 国際秩序 / 国際政治経済 / 経済外交 / 日米英関係 / 日英同盟 / 幣原外交 / 新四国借款団 / 制度論 / 日米関係 / 日英関係 / 保護主義 / ウィルソン主義 / ワシントン会議

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed at offering an brand-new understanding of what was the major characteristics of international political and economic order in East Asia in the aftermath of the First World War, especially focusing on international relations between Japan, the United States and Britain. As a result, two major findings have been offered.
One is that the "definition" of what international cooperation should took changed as as a consequence of the Great War. Before the war, it was that all powers, but except for the United States, should respect each other's sphere of influence in China. The outbreak of the war and its subsequent big impacts downed the curtain on it.
Second, we should focus on the changeover in Japan's diplomacy, from territorial expansion with military strength to peaceful development with economic measures. This study provide the most comprehensive explanation ever on why that change was able to happen by analyzing the policy making processes within the government.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] 台北大学歴史学科(中華民国)
• [Journal Article] 同盟はなぜ失われたのか──日英同盟の終焉過程の再検討 (2015)
  • Author(s): 中谷直司
  • Journal Title: 国際政治 Volume: 180号 Pages: 111-156
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Why was the Alliance Lost? The Final Stage of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance Revisited (2015)
  • Author(s): Tadashi Nakatani
  • Organizer: The 9th international Convention of Asia Scholars
  • Place of Presentation: Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia
  • Year and Date: 2015-07-09
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Why was the Alliance Lost? The Final Stage of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance Revisited (2015)
  • Author(s): Tadashi Nakatani
  • Organizer: The International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 9)
  • Place of Presentation: Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia
  • Year and Date: 2015-07-09
• [Presentation] 日英同盟はなぜ廃棄されたのか──アメリカ外交のコミットメント問題とイギリスの「同盟終焉のジレンマ」1919-1921年 (2015)
  • Author(s): 中谷直司
  • Organizer: 国際政治学会第7回定例研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 同志社大学今出川キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2015-07-04
• [Presentation] 外交の「経済化」は可能だったのか──幣原「経済外交」の起源と形成過程 (2015)
  • Author(s): 中谷直司
  • Organizer: 帝國的形成、發展與擴張──「關係性」・「同時性」・「異質性」
  • Place of Presentation: 中華民国、台北、台北大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-05-30
• [Presentation] 外交の「経済化」は可能だったのか──幣原「経済外交」の起源と形成過程 (2015)
  • Author(s): 中谷直司
  • Organizer: 帝國的形成、發展與擴張──「關係性」「同時性」「異質性」（國際學術研討會）
  • Place of Presentation: 台北大学、中華民国
  • Year and Date: 2015-05-20
• [Presentation] The End of Old Diplomacy or a Renewal of Imperialistic Cooperation in East Asia? The Establishment of a New Consortium for China in the Aftermath of the First World War (2014)
  • Author(s): Tadashi Nakatani
  • Organizer: Integration and Tension between Empire and Colonies: From a Comparative Historical View of Korea, Japan and Taiwan (International Symposium)
  • Place of Presentation: Ewha Womans University, South Korea
  • Year and Date: 2014-05-16
• [Book] 強いアメリカと弱いアメリカの狭間で──第一次世界大戦後の東アジア秩序をめぐる日米英関係 (2016)
  • Author(s): 中谷直司
  • Total Pages: 464
  • Publisher: 千倉書房