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imperialism

vr.tr.imperialism · INF.MED

Let an agent explain imperialism as a concept and its theories with attribution, describe historical imperialism, present contested contemporary applications neutrally with positions attributed, and support study.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain imperialism as a concept and its theories with attribution, describe historical imperialism, present contested contemporary applications neutrally with positions attributed, and support study.

A policy or practice of extending the power, territory or influence of a state or people over others by conquest, colonisation, economic domination or cultural influence, analysed in theories from Hobson and Lenin to postcolonial studies, applied to historical empires and, by various critics, to contemporary powers and to economic, cultural and environmental forms such as green imperialism; the term is analytical and often polemical, and this entry presents its uses with attribution.

What it is for: Extension of power over other peoples.

It can be explain the concept and theories; describe historical imperialism; present contested applications neutrally; support study.

Distinguishing features

Power extension

Multiple forms

Theoretical traditions

Polemical use

What it looks like

Not physical; a political and analytical concept.

How it is recognised

Extension of state power over others

Territorial, economic or cultural

Colonialism is settlement and rule; hegemony is dominance without formal control

Related models

is a kind of - category

expansionism

is related to - atrocities associated with some empires

genocide

is related to - contrasting political unions

federation

is related to - a form of state policy

policy

In practice

Families and kinds

territorial imperialism of historical empires

economic imperialism

cultural imperialism

contemporary characterisations such as Russian, Chinese or American imperialism as attributed by critics

green and other adjectival forms

Standards and regulation

International law on self-determination and aggression

United Nations decolonisation framework

No regulation of the concept

Failure modes and hazards

Partisan use as an accusation

Anachronism

Presenting contested claims as fact

Also called

imperialism in Latin AmericaImperialist feminismRussian imperialismChinese imperialismgreen imperialismeconomic imperialismGerman imperialismForeign imperialism in Chinaecological imperialismLebensraum im Ostenpostmodern imperialismRoman imperialismliberal imperialismAmerican imperialismlinguistic imperialismspazio vitalecultural imperialismRussian imperialism in AsiaHindi impositionEnglish language imperialism

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

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Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What imperialism means.

Concepts.

Concept

Concept and distinctions.

Concept

Concept.

  1. What is imperialism, and how does it differ from colonialism, expansionism and hegemony? definition
  2. Is the term being used analytically or polemically here? boundary

Theories

Theories.

Theories

Theories.

  1. How do theories from Hobson, Lenin and Schumpeter to dependency and postcolonial theory explain imperialism, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific theory? action
History Historical imperialism.

Attribution.

Empires

Historical empires.

Empires

Empires.

  1. How do historians describe the imperialism of particular empires and periods, such as European imperialism in Latin America, Africa and Asia? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific empire? action

Effects

Effects and legacies.

Effects

Effects.

  1. What effects and legacies of imperialism are documented, and where do historians disagree? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Contemporary Contemporary uses.

Attribution.

Claims

Contested characterisations.

Claims

Claims.

  1. Who characterises contemporary states or practices as imperialist, on what grounds, and how do the states and other scholars respond? provenance
  2. Are positions attributed neutrally rather than asserted? boundary

Forms

Economic, cultural and green forms.

Forms

Forms.

  1. What are economic, cultural and green imperialism as used by critics, and what debates surround these terms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific form? action
Learn Law and teaching.

Education.

Law

International law.

Law

Law.

  1. How do self-determination, decolonisation and prohibition of aggression in international law relate to imperialism? provenance
  2. Which entry fits decolonisation? action

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can imperialism be taught with multiple perspectives? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each historical empire be a separate entry?
  • How should theoretical sources be linked?
  • How should contested applications be attributed?
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