23-24 Jan, Stockholm University

Programme

Day 1

09.00 Welcome

09.15-10.45 Panel 1 "Eurocentrism and the History of Diplomacy in the Islamic World"

Chair: Aryo Makko, Försvarshögskolan

• The Hajj Diplomacy in 15th century Mamluk Egypt: Malika Dekkiche, Universiteit Antwerpen
• Life and death of African Frontiers, the Diplomacy of Borders between Kanem and Borno, 1575-1578: Rémi Dewière, Università di Napoli L'Orientale
• Same Same but Different: ‘Sociability’ and ‘Friendship’ in Early Modern Istanbul: Florian Kühnel, Leibniz-Institut für Europäische Geschichte, Mainz

10:45 – 11: 15 Fika

11:15 – 12:30 Roundtable: “The Problem with Eurocentrism in Diplomatic History and International Relations”

Chair: Guido van Meersbergen, University of Warwick

With:

• Lisa Hellman, Lunds Universitet

• Ayse Zarakol, University of Cambridge
• Jan Hennings, Central European University, Vienna
• Leos Müller, Stockholms Universitet

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:30 Panel 2 “Treaty Making in Oceania in the Nineteenth Century”

Chair: Eleonora Poggio, Linnéuniversitet

• A late entry into the World System, right to its forefront: Diplomacy in 19th century Oceania: Lorenz Gonschor, University of the South Pacific, Fiji
• Diplomatic Relations of the Hawaiian Kingdom: Keanu Sai, University of Hawai’i

14:30 - 15:00 Fika

15:00 – 16:30 Panel 3 “Provincializing European Diplomacy”,

Chair: Isak Kronberg, Linnéuniversitet

• Eastern European Diplomacies and the Limits of a Pan-European Lingua Franca: Vladislav Rjéoutski, German Historical Institute, Paris
• Hidden in plain sight: global dimensions in diplomatic financial services in Europe:Tessa de Boer, Universiteit Leiden
• Peace: A European Affair:Dorothée Goetze, Mittuniversitetet, Sundsvall

16:30 – 17.15 Break

17:15 – 18:30 Keynote by Ayşe Zarakol:Eurocentrism in Global IR

Chair: Lisa Hellman, Lunds Universitet

19:30 Dinner

Day 2

09:00 – 10:30 Panel 5 “Conceptualizing Commensurability and Diplomatic Agency, 1500-1800”

Chair: Birgit Tremml-Werner, Stockholms Universitet

• Malukans, Iberians and the making of a Global Spice Diplomacy (1511-1606): José Miguel Escribano Páez, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla
• Conceptualizing Commensurability in Diplomatic History: The Early Modern View:Zoltán Biedermann, University College London
• Tranquebar’s Tamil Protector: The Case of Rama Nayak, 1657-1698: Mathias Karlsmose, Stockholms Universitet

10:30 Fika

11:00 – 12:30 Plenary discussion: “Function over Form: Mechanisms of inter-polity relations beyond written treaties”

With:

• Kathy Wellen, KITLV, Leiden
• Birgit Tremml-Werner, Stockholms Universitet
• Tim Lubin, Washington and Lee University
• Badriyah Yusof, Universiti Brunei Darussalam

Discussant: Stefan Eklöf Amirell, Linnéuniversitet

12:45 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 Panel 6 “Centrisms and Hegemonic Orders”

Chair: Kristoffer Edelgaard Christiansen, Lunds Universitet

• The Changing Gender of Diplomacy, ca 1750-1960: A Global View: Ann Towns, Göteborgs Universitet,
• Sinocentrism in the history of premodern East Asian foreign relations: Polina Barducci, Lunds Universitet

15:30 – 16:00 Fika

16:00 – 17:30 Concluding Discussion: Writing a Global Diplomatic Handbook

Chair: Guido van Meersbergen