As a scholar of early modern European diplomacy and peace history Dorothée learned a lot about early 20th century East Asia. Moreover, it was interesting to get more insights into research about Japan and Korea. At the same time the different perspectives from scholars of International Relations, researchers in the field of modern East Asian history and early modern diplomacy led to fruitful discussions.

We should definitely talk more across regional and epoch boundaries. (5/5)

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@dorotheegoetze 's own contribution was somewhat of a final comment to bring in her own expertise. She emphasised the impact of changing regional and global frameworks for politics in East Asia and the peace negotiations. Dorothée also pointed out new research perspectives: Which concepts of peace built the framework for the Portsmouth negotiations? Moreover, she focused on the peace negotiations themselves which followed European ideals and traditions. Why was this acceptable to the Japanese party? And what did the USA gain from peace mediation? Finally, she wondered about the underlying values of the Portsmouth negotiations. (4/5)

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The programme of this two-day workshop was divided into three thematic blocks which included historical as well as IR perspectives:

Participants discussed the question of Korean independence in the context of the Portsmouth conference. The second panel was dedicated to modern East Asia and International Relations. During the last part of the workshop, focus was on great power policy and peripheral states. (3/5)

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The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed on 5 September 1905 and concluded the Russo-Japanese War. The treaty was mediated by US-president Theodore Roosevelt. It acknowledged Japan’s hegemony over Korea and pathed the way for the Japanese annexation of Korea five years later.

Research on this peace treaty focuses particularly on the role of Theodore Roosevelt as well as the negotiations itself. This workshop which was organised by Sang Pil Jin at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at Copenhagen university, however, brought together Korean, Japanese and European scholars to discuss the Korean perspective and scope of action in the run-up to the Portsmouth treaty. (2/5)

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In general, patron-client relations were informal and could differ depending on the time and the region. Here studies need to broaden their focus and take regions into account that are less well researched, as our authors did. (8/9)

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Finally, Osborne urges us to take up more of a macro perspective by comparing the different ceremonial protocols at different European courts.
To this demand we can wholeheartedly agree. In general, diplomatic history needs to integrate the micro into macro perspectives, otherwise we get lost in our case studies. (6/6)

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