neo-colonialism
Indirect foreign domination
Neo-colonialism is the use of economic, political, or cultural pressure by powerful nations to control or influence weaker ones—colonialism continued by other means.
The term emerged after former colonies gained independence but remained dependent on their former rulers through trade agreements, debt, or military arrangements.
Critics accused the IMF of neo-colonialism in its dealings with African nations.
Selfish use of others
- dependencyState of needing support
- debt trapSelf-perpetuating financial burden
- IMFGlobal economic assistance organization
- World BankGlobal development finance institution
resource extraction · trade imbalance · multinational corporations · foreign investment · privatization · austerity · capital flight · predatory lending
Supreme independent authority
- puppet regimeGovernment controlled externally
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- proxyAuthorized substitute
influence · soft power · foreign policy · coercion · diplomatic pressure · client state · political interference · destabilization
Study of imperial aftermath
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- Global SouthEconomically disadvantaged nations collectively
- core-peripheryUnequal spatial power structure
- world-systemsMacro-scale societal analysis framework
underdevelopment · subaltern · metropole · liberation movements · Pan-Africanism
Adopting Euro-American practices
- cultural imperialismDominant society imposing its ways
- media influenceNews outlets shaping views
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- erasureAct of wiping away
assimilation · education systems · missionary · cultural appropriation · brain drain · beauty standards · consumerism · homogenization
exploitation
Selfish use of others
- dependencyState of needing support
- debt trapSelf-perpetuating financial burden
- IMFGlobal economic assistance organization
World Bank · resource extraction · trade imbalance · multinational corporations · foreign investment · privatization · austerity · capital flight · predatory lending · foreign aid
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- puppet regimeGovernment controlled externally
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
proxy · influence · soft power · foreign policy · coercion · diplomatic pressure · client state · political interference · destabilization · sanctions
postcolonialism
Study of imperial aftermath
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- Global SouthEconomically disadvantaged nations collectively
- core-peripheryUnequal spatial power structure
world-systems · underdevelopment · subaltern · metropole · liberation movements · Pan-Africanism
westernization
Adopting Euro-American practices
- cultural imperialismDominant society imposing its ways
- media influenceNews outlets shaping views
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
erasure · assimilation · education systems · missionary · cultural appropriation · brain drain · beauty standards · consumerism · homogenization · traditional knowledge
- imperialismempire building, imperial expansion, British Empire, colonies, Dutch Empire
- African historyNubia, Dahomey, Oyo Empire, Scramble for Africa, scramble for Africa
- Latin American thoughtliberation theology, Simon Bolivar, praxis, underdevelopment, indigenous cosmology
neo-colonialismself-determination
Control over one's fate
national sovereignty · independence · decolonization · autonomy · liberation
neo-colonialismfair trade
Equitable exchange between parties
import substitution · autarky · economic independence · mutual aid · mutual benefit
colony, colonial, colonist, colonize, colonization, colonialism, neocolonial