Decolonization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7078472 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julian Go (0000-0003-4309-7183, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosd009 |
| OpenAlex | W4210716942 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Decolonization typically refers to a shift in a society's political status from colony to autonomous state or independent nation. It can also refer to a shift from colonial status to full incorporation into the dominant polity such that it is no longer subordinate to the latter. While decolonization has occurred in many different places and times, typical usage of the term in the modern period refers to the decolonization by western colonial powers of dependencies in Asia, Africa, or the Americas. It is strongly associated with the fall of modern empires and the spread of nationalism and the nation‐state around the world. Decolonization has also been used to refer to a cultural or psychological process that may or may not correlate with formal political decolonization
Colonialism · Decolonization · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Polity · Sociology · State (computer science · Law · Philippine History and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |