<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></abstract>

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.

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

Centro Interuniversitário de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia (CIUHCT), Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

HoST - Journal  of History of Science and Technology

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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...

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

Published Online: Oct 04, 2018

Page range: 75 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/host-2018-0004

Keywords
technodiplomacy, track-two diplomacy, railways, scramble for Africa, Angola, Mozambique

© 2018 Hugo Silveira Pereira, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Published Online: Oct 04, 2018

Page range: 75 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/host-2018-0004

Keywordstechnodiplomacy, track-two diplomacy, railways, scramble for Africa, Angola, Mozambique

© 2018 Hugo Silveira Pereira, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
technodiplomacy, track-two diplomacy, railways, scramble for Africa, Angola, Mozambique