전쟁과정 이론을 통해 본 러일전쟁 開戰과정에 관한 연구

Abstract

The security environment of nineteenth century East Asia was becoming ever more complex. While the power struggle between the West Great Powers were intense the three East Asian countries, China, Chosun, Japan, tried to secure the survival of their country. Moreover,they made self-strengthening efforts to secure their sovereignty and hegemony. However,considering the cicular argument of history, the conflict and war of the time are similarly inherent in the international system of modern day East Asia. Through this perception, this study analyzes local hegemonic war using the theory of the process of war approach to shed light on the nature of t he 1904 Russo-Japanese War. The primary variables are1) the structural fact or of the international political system, 2) national character, 3) the relation-ship of relativity. and 4) the historical experience.This study analyzes how these variables mutually relate to each other during hegemonic war. The result of this study shows that the structural factor of East Asia, national character, the relation-ship of relativity, the historical experience,were the reasons why the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War was in 1904. And the Russian occupation of Manchuria was the primary factor of theout break of war. The result of this study illustrates the importance of this historical development as today.