Article ID: CBB278915012

Colonial Railways and Conflict Resolution Between Portugal and the United Kingdom in Africa (c. 1880–early 1900s) (2018)

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In the 1870s, Portugal transferred the public works program it was undertaking on the mainland – in which railways played a decisive role – to its African colonies of Angola and Mozambique. In this strategy, the United Kingdom was an obvious partner, given the historical connection between both nations and the geographical proximity between the colonies each country had in Africa. However, British and Portuguese imperial agendas could easily clash, as both London and Lisbon coveted the same areas of Africa. Hence, the initial and apparent cooperation rapidly evolved to a situation of conflict. In this paper, I aim to analyse three instances of dispute between Portugal and Britain about colonial railways in Angola and Mozambique. I will use the methodological tools of conflict resolution analysis in a historical perspective and the concept of track-two diplomacy within the framework of technodiplomacy.

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Authors & Contributors
Pereira, Hugo Silveira
Daniel Gamito-Marques
Manu Karuka
Bruno J. Navarro
Wimmelbücker, Ludger
Julio Decker
Concepts
Colonialism
Imperialism
Railroads
Portugal, colonies
Technology and economics
Land transportation
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
18th century
Enlightenment
20th century
Places
Portugal
Angola
Mozambique
South Africa
Great Britain
Africa
Institutions
Royal Society of London
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