- "Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing not only hard power (economic and military power), but also soft power (cultural and diplomatic power)."
This subfield studies the mechanisms, strategies, and impacts of political governance over the colonized societies.
Definition of Political Imperialism: Political Imperialism is the policy or practice of acquiring and maintaining colonies or dependencies as a means of economic and political domination over other countries or regions.
Historical Context: This topic encompasses the history of colonialism and imperialism, including the major empires that existed and how they expanded.
Theories of Imperialism: This topic focuses on the various theories surrounding imperialism, including Marxist, capitalist, cultural, and strategic theories.
Motivations for Imperialism: This topic explores the motives behind imperialism, including economic, political, and ideological reasons.
Resource Extraction: This topic covers the exploitation of natural resources, including land, labor, and minerals, for the benefit of the imperial power.
Pseudo-scientific Racism: This topic examines the use of pseudo-scientific racism to justify imperialism and colonialism, including Social Darwinism and eugenics.
Cultural Imperialism: This topic explores the imposition of Western cultural values and practices on colonized peoples and the resulting impact on local cultures.
Anti-Colonialism: This topic examines the various forms of resistance to colonialism, including indigenous resistance, nationalist movements, and armed struggle.
Imperialism Today: This topic explores the contemporary forms of imperialism, including neo-colonialism and economic imperialism.
Post-colonialism: This topic covers the aftermath of imperialism and how it continues to shape the global order, including the impact on former colonies and ongoing tensions between the West and the Global South.
Imperialism and Globalization: This topic examines the relationship between imperialism and globalization, including the role of multinational corporations in economic and political domination.
Environmental Imperialism: This topic explores the exploitation of natural resources and the impact on the environment, including the role of imperialism in climate change.
Imperialism and Human Rights: This topic covers the human rights violations that occur under imperialism, including exploitation, oppression, and subjugation.
Gender and Imperialism: This topic examines the gendered impact of imperialism, including the role of women in resistance movements and the impact of imperial policies on gender relations.
Imperialism and Militarism: This topic explores the relationship between imperialism and militarism, including the role of imperialism in arms races and military interventions.
Territorial imperialism: This is the practice of acquiring new territories or land through colonization or conquest. The ruling state exerts control over the conquered territories, either by direct administration or through puppet governments.
Economic imperialism: This involves the domination of one state over another's economy. This could be achieved through unequal trade agreements, monopolizing resources, or by establishing exclusive trading relationships.
Cultural imperialism: This is the practice of spreading one's culture, traditions or beliefs to other territories. It often involves promoting the conqueror's language or religion, and suppressing minority cultures.
Religious imperialism: This is a type of cultural imperialism that involves the spread of one religion, often through conquest or force. It may involve the suppression of other religions within the conquered territories.
Neocolonialism: This refers to the practice of maintaining control over former colonies or territories by indirect means. It could involve economic domination, political influence or control, or using international organizations to maintain power.
Settler colonialism: This is a type of territorial imperialism that involves the relocation of people from one state to another to establish permanent settlements. It often involves the displacement of indigenous populations and the imposition of a new culture.
Informal imperialism: This involves exerting political, economic or cultural influence over weaker states without direct military or political intervention. This could involve manipulating elections, supporting friendly governments or using economic aid to gain influence.
Sphere of influence imperialism: This is a type of informal imperialism that involves exerting control over another state's foreign policy or international relations. It is often achieved through economic or military aid and diplomatic influence.
- "Imperialism focuses on establishing or maintaining hegemony and a more or less formal empire."
- "While related to the concepts of colonialism, imperialism is a distinct concept that can apply to other forms of expansion and many forms of government."
- "Imperialism focuses on establishing or maintaining hegemony and a more or less formal empire."
- "Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing not only hard power (economic and military power), but also soft power (cultural and diplomatic power)."
- "Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing not only hard power (economic and military power), but also soft power (cultural and diplomatic power)."
- "Imperialism focuses on establishing or maintaining hegemony and a more or less formal empire."
- "While related to the concepts of colonialism, imperialism is a distinct concept that can apply to other forms of expansion and many forms of government."
- "Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitiude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing not only hard power (economic and military power), but also soft power (cultural and diplomatic power)."
- "Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing not only hard power (economic and military power), but also soft power (cultural and diplomatic power)."
- "Imperialism focuses on establishing or maintaining hegemony and a more or less formal empire."
- "Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing not only hard power (economic and military power), but also soft power (cultural and diplomatic power)."
- "Imperialism focuses on establishing or maintaining hegemony and a more or less formal empire."
- "Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing not only hard power (economic and military power), but also soft power (cultural and diplomatic power)."
- "Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing not only hard power (economic and military power), but also soft power (cultural and diplomatic power)."
- "Imperialism focuses on establishing or maintaining hegemony and a more or less formal empire."
- "Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing not only hard power (economic and military power), but also soft power (cultural and diplomatic power)."
- "Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing not only hard power (economic and military power), but also soft power (cultural and diplomatic power)."
- "Imperialism focuses on establishing or maintaining hegemony and a more or less formal empire."
- "Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing not only hard power (economic and military power), but also soft power (cultural and diplomatic power)."