The Fault in Our Stars? Korea's Strategy for Survival and Germany's Rise, 1876–1910

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Seoul Journal of Korean Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.1353/seo.2022.0007

D. Motin

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Abstract:Observers often attribute the disappearance of Korea in 1910 to the failure of Korean elites to modernize the country. Yet, this explanation overlooks both Korea's foreign policy and the international power shift ongoing during the early twentieth century. Accordingly, this study uses international relations theory to shed new light on the Japanese annexation of Korea. First, it shows that the international strategy of Joseon and the Korean Empire corresponds to buck-passing, a cost-effective strategy for weak states. Second, it argues that the rise of German power during the 1900s forced the great powers to focus their attention on Europe. In doing so, they left Korea with no one to catch its buck and vulnerable to a Japanese takeover. Therefore, this article enriches both Korean historiography and the understanding of the strategies of small states.

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我们的星星有错吗?韩国的生存战略与德国的崛起(1876-1910

摘要:观察家们经常将1910年朝鲜的消失归因于朝鲜精英未能实现国家现代化。然而，这种解释忽略了韩国的外交政策以及20世纪初正在进行的国际权力转移。因此，本研究运用国际关系理论对日本吞并朝鲜半岛问题进行了新的阐释。首先，这表明朝鲜和大韩帝国的国际战略与“推卸责任”相对应，这是一种对弱国来说具有成本效益的战略。其次，该书认为，20世纪初德国实力的崛起迫使列强将注意力集中在欧洲。在这样做的过程中，他们让韩国没有人来承担责任，容易受到日本收购的影响。因此，本文既丰富了朝鲜史学，又丰富了对小国战略的认识。

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期刊介绍： Published twice a year under the auspices of the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies at Seoul National University, the Seoul Journal of Korean Studies (SJKS) publishes original, state of the field research on Korea''s past and present. A peer-refereed journal, the Seoul Journal of Korean Studies is distributed to institutions and scholars both internationally and domestically. Work published by SJKS comprise in-depth research on established topics as well as new areas of concern, including transnational studies, that reconfigure scholarship devoted to Korean culture, history, literature, religion, and the arts. Unique features of this journal include the explicit aim of providing an English language forum to shape the field of Korean studies both in and outside of Korea. In addition to articles that represent state of the field research, the Seoul Journal of Korean Studies publishes an extensive "Book Notes" section that places particular emphasis on introducing the very best in Korean language scholarship to scholars around the world.