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March 7, 2026German HistoryOpen Access

Transacting Normativities: Security Imaginaries and the Shandong Railway, 1897–1905

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MEMatthias EbbertzHKHaochen Ku

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Overview

Explores security narratives related to the Shandong Railway construction, highlighting colonial impacts on governance.

Key Points

  • This article examines how historical security concepts shaped the interactions during the Shandong Railway project.
  • Analyzed three chronological phases of security dynamics related to the Shandong Railway.
  • Investigated German colonial authority interactions with Chinese officials and local communities.
  • Explored narrative frameworks through which security was constructed and contested.
  • Identified a cycle of normative failure in colonial practices related to security.
  • Revealed how everyday negotiations and compromises fueled tensions.
  • Showed that both empires' security pursuits transformed imperial governance practices.

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Ebbertz et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69abc2855af8044f7a4ec384https://doi.org/10.1093/gerhis/ghag004
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