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<p><span style="">'''Imperialism''' is a s</span><span style="">tate policy, practice or advocacy for the extension of power and domination, especially through the direct acquisition of territories (by colonialism in particular) or by obtaining political and economic control of other regions.&nbsp;</span><span style="">It always involves the use of power, whether military, economic or in a more subtle form.  <ref> Stephanie Jeremie, La Forge</ref>  Stephanie Jeremie, La Forge</span><sup class="reference"></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup></p>
<p><span style="">'''Imperialism''' is a s</span><span style="">tate policy, practice or advocacy for the extension of power and domination, especially through the direct acquisition of territories (by colonialism in particular) or by obtaining political and economic control of other regions.&nbsp;</span><span style="">It always involves the use of power, whether military, economic or in a more subtle form.  <ref> Stephanie Jeremie, La Forge</ref>  Stephanie Jeremie, La Forge</span><sup class="reference"></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup></p>


== Types of Imperialism ==  
== Types of Imperialism ==


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Adrienne Maree Brown  <ref>https://transformharm.org/the-fictions-and-futures-of-transformative-justice/#:~:text=adrienne%20maree%20brown.,think%20that%20can%20be%20tricky.</ref>  
'''<span>Colonial imperialism <ref> http://penntoday.upenn.edu/transcripts/us-imperialism</ref> </span>'''
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''"I tend to think of abolition as one result of transformative justice: abolition is the end of prisons; transformative justice is the methods people use to uproot injustice patterns in communities. I tend to think of abolition as a totality, and I think that can be tricky. People set out to abolish slavery and we ended up with the prison industrial complex because while there were surface and policy level shifts, the culture did not shift. That deep underlying racism and classism remains and is now roaring to the surface as we write this. So, while I identify as an abolitionist, I find speaking about the iterative tangible work of transformative justice makes more sense to me now–I don’t simply want the prisons gone, I want a radically different way of interacting with each other to grow."''
 
*<span>Colonialism </span><span>is attributed to imperial powers. Imperial powers</span><span> use the dispossession mechanism of colonialism to enrich themselves.</span>
*Colonial invasion is therefore part of imperial expansion and both are part of the same global domination.
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Mia Mingus  <ref>https://transformharm.org/the-fictions-and-futures-of-transformative-justice/#:~:text=adrienne%20maree%20brown.,think%20that%20can%20be%20tricky.</ref>  
'''<span>Informal imperialism <ref> http://penntoday.upenn.edu/transcripts/us-imperialism</ref> </span>'''
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''"I understand abolition to be a necessary part of transformative justice because prisons, and the PIC, are major sites of individual and collective violence, abuse, and trauma. However, transformative justice is and must also be a critical part of abolition work because we will need to build alternatives to how we respond to harm, violence, and abuse. Just because we shut down prisons, does not mean that these will stop. Transformative justice has roots in abolition work and is an abolitionist framework, but goes beyond abolishing prisons (and slavery) and asks us to end–and transform the conditions that perpetuate–generational cycles of violence such as rape, sexual assault, child abuse, child sexual abuse, domestic violence, intimate partner abuse, war, genocide, poverty, human trafficking, police brutality, murder, stalking, sexual harassment, all systems of oppression, dangerous societal norms, and trauma."''
 
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*<span>Characterized by the power of influence of one entity over another.</span>
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| style="width: 80.3024%;" | Interpersonal harm is inevitable. Abolition imagines that ''"each moment where harm happens is an opportunity to transform relationships and communities, build trust and safety, and grow slowly toward the beautiful people we are meant to be, in the world we deserve."&nbsp;''<br>
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| style="width: 80.3024%; height: 24px;" | <p><span>Concerns </span><span>the use of one's advantageous economic situation in order to install a relationship of domination.</span></p>
<p><span>It translates to:</span></p>
*<span>Economic sanctions, for example an embargo.</span>
*<span>Aid (or a loan) conditional on the implementation of measures favourable to the dominant, unfavourable to the inferior.</span>
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<p><span style="">&nbsp;</span><span style=""></span><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"></sup><span style="">Roger van Zwanenberg explains the components of </span>'''<span style="">modern imperialism  <ref> http://penntoday.upenn.edu/transcripts/us-imperialism</ref>  :</span>'''<sup class="reference"></sup></p>
<p><br><span style="">Some refer to </span>'''<span style="">colonial imperialism </span>'''<span style="">and </span>'''<span style="">informal imperialism. </span>'''<span style="">As for colonial imperialism, it is thus defined since colonialism </span><span style="">is attributed to imperial powers. </span><span style="">These have used the dispossession mechanism of colonialism to enrich themselves. </span><span style="">Colonial invasion is therefore part of imperial expansion and both are part of the same global domination. </span>'''<span style="">Informal imperialism </span>'''<span style="">is </span><span style="">characterized by the power of influence of one entity over another.  <ref> http://penntoday.upenn.edu/transcripts/us-imperialism</ref>  </span><span style=""></span><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"></sup></p>
<p><br>'''<span style="">Economic imperialism </span>'''<span style="">concerns </span><span style="">the use of one's advantageous economic situation in order to install a relationship of domination.</span></p>
<p><span style="">It translates to:</span></p>
*<span style="">Economic sanctions, for example an embargo.</span>
*<span style="">Aid (or a loan) conditional on the implementation of measures favorable to the dominant, unfavorable to the inferior.</span>
<p><br><span style="">An imperial power justifies its actions and policies with rhetoric t</span><sup class="reference"></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"></sup><span style="">hat can win popular support through national media coverage.  <ref> https://www.ips.org/pk/imperialism-today</ref>  </span><span style="">Roger van Zwanenberg establishes the components of </span>'''<span style="">modern imperialism  <ref> http://penntoday.upenn.edu/transcripts/us-imperialism</ref>  :</span>'''<sup class="reference"></sup></p>
#<span style="">Capitalist accumulation or globalization</span>
#<span style="">Capitalist accumulation or globalization</span>
#<span style="">The dominance of finance</span>
#<span style="">The dominance of finance</span>
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#<span style="">military power</span>
#<span style="">The ideological control</span>
#<span style="">The ideological control</span>
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Imperialism is a state policy, practice or advocacy for the extension of power and domination, especially through the direct acquisition of territories (by colonialism in particular) or by obtaining political and economic control of other regions. It always involves the use of power, whether military, economic or in a more subtle form. [1] Stephanie Jeremie, La Forge

Types of Imperialism

Colonial imperialism [2]

  • Colonialism is attributed to imperial powers. Imperial powers use the dispossession mechanism of colonialism to enrich themselves.
  • Colonial invasion is therefore part of imperial expansion and both are part of the same global domination.

Informal imperialism [3]

  • Characterized by the power of influence of one entity over another.
Economic imperialism

Concerns the use of one's advantageous economic situation in order to install a relationship of domination.

It translates to:

  • Economic sanctions, for example an embargo.
  • Aid (or a loan) conditional on the implementation of measures favourable to the dominant, unfavourable to the inferior.

 Roger van Zwanenberg explains the components of modern imperialism [4]  :

  1. Capitalist accumulation or globalization
  2. The dominance of finance
  3. trade and investment
  4. technology and science
  5. military power
  6. The ideological control


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  1. ↑ Stephanie Jeremie, La Forge
  2. ↑ http://penntoday.upenn.edu/transcripts/us-imperialism
  3. ↑ http://penntoday.upenn.edu/transcripts/us-imperialism
  4. ↑ http://penntoday.upenn.edu/transcripts/us-imperialism
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