Towards a globalised history of international relations, the case of Japan

该项目旨在通过纳入第一个非欧洲-美国现代强国日本的案例，并发展内化为殖民主义的理论，来修正以欧洲-美国为中心的国际关系史理解。对澳大利亚和其他地方的好处包括：更准确地了解这段历史，更深入地了解这一占主导地位的理解对非欧洲-美国大国行动的影响，以及政策制定者和实践者对其后殖民社会计划的敏感性。这一修改后的历史也有利于公众就重新思考措施以处理澳大利亚社会内部和国际上的多样性所产生的问题进行一般性的辩论。

This project aims to revise the Euro-American-centric understanding of the history of international relations by incorporating the case of the first non-Euro-American modern power, Japan, and developing theory that internalises colonialism. Benefits to Australia and beyond include gaining a more historically accurate knowledge of this history, greater insights into the impact of this dominant understanding on the actions of non-Euro-American powers, and enhanced sensitivity of policy-makers and practitioners to their schemes to post-colonial societies. This revised history could also benefit general public debates on rethinking measures for dealing with issues arising from the diversity within Australian society and internationally.