colonial policy
Overseas territory administration
Colonial policy refers to the principles and practices by which a nation governs its colonies or dependent territories.
It encompasses decisions about administration, economic exploitation, settlement, and treatment of indigenous populations.
The term often carries critical connotations, implying the imposition of foreign rule: British colonial policy in India shaped the subcontinent for centuries.
Discussions of colonial policy frequently examine its lasting effects on formerly colonized regions.
- mercantilismTrade policy favoring exports
- mother countryNation of one's heritage
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- white man's burdenImperialist ideology disguising exploitation
- civilizing missionClaimed duty to "improve" peoples
viceroy · missionary schools · cultural hegemony · plantation economy · raw materials · resource extraction · forced labor · independence movements · protectorate · segregation laws · racial hierarchy · color bar · divide and rule · cash crops · extraterritoriality · tariffs · monopolies · religious conversion
colonial policyself-governance
Independent management of affairs
self-determination · self-rule · autonomy · independence · sovereignty
colonial policyanti-imperialism
Opposition to foreign domination
non-interference · mutual cooperation · non-intervention · multilateralism · non-alignment
colonial policydecolonization
Ending imperial control
independence movement · liberation struggle · national liberation · anti-imperialism · emancipation
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