CFP: Old Friends, New Partners: New Perspectives on Anglo Japanese Military Relations

(Edited Volume, Conferences, and Ongoing Research Project)



Dear SSJ List Colleagues,



It is my pleasure to invite expressions of interest/proposals for chapters to be considered for inclusion in the following edited volume, and involvement in its supporting research project:



"Old Friends, New Partners: New Perspectives on Anglo Japanese Military Relations in the Modern Era"



Link: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-18K12734/



This project (supported by JSPS 'Kakenhi' and the University of East Anglia) examines the contemporary and historical military ties between Japan and the United Kingdom and their various influences (political, technical, strategic, cultural, social, etc) upon the two countries. Although the principal focus of the project is upon peacetime links between Japan and the UK, topics related to the Second World War may be considered.



Aside contributing to the planned edited volume the participants will be invited to dedicated symposia in the UK (Q2/Q3 2020), and Kyoto, Japan (Q4 2021 / Q1 2022), attendance at these, while not essential, is highly encouraged.



This stage of the project represents the initial phase and it is expected to continue on a potentially larger scale from 2022. Alongside its core initial objectives the project will also seek to organise panels at major international conferences and disseminate its findings through other publications and media.



Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:



General:

Arms procurement / technical exchanges

Training and exercises

Policy / political links

Inter-service links / exchanges

Military attaches, observers and exchanges (in both peacetime and during conflict with third powers)

Anglo-Japanese links within the context of relations with third powers

Anglo-Japanese links within regional / strategic contexts

Practitioner / participant accounts and experiences

Cultural, social and organisational legacies and influences (inside the armed forces and within broader society)



Historical:

Bakumatsu / Meiji era connections

The Anglo-Japanese Alliance

The Tracey Mission

The Douglas Mission

The Sempill Mission

Links to broader histories of empire and imperialism

Military planning

Japan and Britain in the First World War

Path to, events of, and legacy of the Second World War

The British Commonwealth Occupation Force

Britain and the Allied Occupation of Japan

Prisoners of War

Postwar co-operation and resistance in South East Asia

Mid to late 20th century links



Contemporary:

Contemporary strategy and policy

Current links and exchanges

Future possibilities



Initial expressions of interest, ideally accompanied by a draft abstract and brief biography, are sought by 1 October 2019.



Contact:



T French



french@fc.ritsumei.ac.jp

Many thanks,

Tom French

Associate Professor of Modern Japanese History

College of International Relations

Ritsumeikan University

Ph.D (Southampton), MA (Durham),BA. Hons (London), PG Cert (Research), Dip. (Japanese), Cert. (TESOL), Cert. (Jpn Law), FRAS, FHEA

Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society

Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy

http://ritsumei.academia.edu/ThomasFrench