neocolonialist
Economic dominance advocate
A neocolonialist supports or practices neocolonialism—the use of economic, political, or cultural pressure by powerful nations to control or influence former colonies or developing countries without formal occupation.
The term is usually critical: neocolonialist policies that keep poor nations dependent on Western markets.
As an adjective, it describes such practices or attitudes: a neocolonialist approach to foreign aid.
Domain under unified control
- expansionismPolicy of territorial growth
- subjugationForcing into submission
- dominationSupreme authority held
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
conquest · territory · occupation · vassal · scramble · partition · exploitation · oppression
Adopting Euro-American practices
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- homogenizationMaking things the same
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
orientalism · paternalism · stereotyping · exoticism · tokenism · misrepresentation · acculturation · missionary
Dominant group's control
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
manipulation · diplomacy · geopolitics · lobbying · patronage · protectorate · mandate · occupation
Selfish use of others
- extractionAct of removing
- dependencyState of needing support
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
monoculture · commodities · privatization · austerity · loans · IMF · sweatshops · tariffs
Release from constraint
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- independenceFreedom from external control
- anti-imperialismOpposition to foreign domination
Pan-Africanism · nationalism · reparations · solidarity · boycott · divestment · subaltern
empire
Domain under unified control
- expansionismPolicy of territorial growth
- subjugationForcing into submission
- dominationSupreme authority held
annexation · conquest · territory · occupation · vassal · scramble · partition · exploitation · oppression · supremacy
westernization
Adopting Euro-American practices
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- homogenizationMaking things the same
ethnocentrism · orientalism · paternalism · stereotyping · exoticism · tokenism · misrepresentation · acculturation · missionary · modernization
hegemony
Dominant group's control
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
coercion · manipulation · diplomacy · geopolitics · lobbying · patronage · protectorate · mandate · occupation · subversion
exploitation
Selfish use of others
- extractionAct of removing
- dependencyState of needing support
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
globalization · monoculture · commodities · privatization · austerity · loans · IMF · sweatshops · tariffs · subsidies
liberation
Release from constraint
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- independenceFreedom from external control
anti-imperialism · Pan-Africanism · nationalism · reparations · solidarity · boycott · divestment · subaltern
neocolonialistanti-imperialist
Opposing powerful states' expansion
neocolonialistabolitionist
Opponent of human bondage
freedom fighter · resistance leader · emancipator · subaltern · revolutionary