DEVS 100 Midterm: DEVS Theories midterm exam review

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Global Development Studies
• Course: DEVS 100
• Professor: David A Mc Donald

Document Summary

Colonialism: the practice of occupying and acquiring political control and administration over another country. Imperialism: political and economic system involving powerful, wealthy states gaining control of the economic, social and political life of other societies/nations. It can involve long distance commercial ties that could involve direct or indirect political ties and control. It is an extension of power through diplomacy and or military or commercial force. Settler colonialism: involves large scale settlements of people from the colonizing country in order to establish more direct political administration and economic exploitation. Internal colonialism: political and economically exploitative control of regions or groups of people within a country. Internal colonialism often involves segregation of separation of racial or ethnic groups. An example of internal colonialism is the reserve system in canada. Neocolonialism: the continuation of economically exploitative relationships between countries, despite formal political control or settlement.