
These include the breakup of the Spanish Empire in the 19th century of the German, Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, and Russian empires following World War I of the British, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Belgian, Italian, and Japanese colonial empires following World War II and of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War. Although examples of decolonization can be found as early as the writings of Thucydides, there have been several particularly active periods of decolonization in modern times. It may be intranational or involve the intervention of foreign powers acting individually or through international bodies such as the United Nations. ĭecolonization may involve either nonviolent revolution or national liberation wars by pro-independence groups. Self-determination continues to be claimed within independent states, demanding decolonization, as in the case of Indigenous Peoples. The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization has stated that in the process of decolonization there is no alternative to the colonizer but to allow a process of self-determination. The fundamental right to self-determination is identified by the United Nations as core to decolonization, allowing not only independence, but also other ways of decolonization.


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The end-result of successful decolonization may equate to a form of Indigenous utopianism – given the widespread nature of colonialism, neo-colonialism, and cultural colonialism the goal of full decolonization may seem elusive or mythical. Some scholars of decolonization focus especially on the movements in the colonies demanding independence, such as Creole nationalism. The concept particularly applies to the dismantlement, during the second half of the 20th century, of the colonial empires established prior to World War I throughout the world.

For knowledge related, see Decolonisation of knowledge.ĭecolonization ( American and Oxford English) or decolonisation (other British English) is the undoing of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby a nation establishes and maintains its domination of foreign territories, often overseas territories. For medical interventions, see Decolonisation (medicine). This article is about the undoing of colonialism.
