Having recently learned about, and beginning to write about postcolonialism, I’m also learning about the related concept of recolonization. One of the first things I’ve done is create a new decolonial diagram. The old diagram has been edited multiple times over the years, and I think the concepts can be shown more clearly.

One of the main pieces of colonization is the Doctrine of Discovery, which didn’t have a place in the old diagram.

Summary of Differences:

• Postcolonization: Focuses on the ongoing cultural and social impacts of colonialism after formal independence.
• Decolonization: The process of achieving independence and dismantling colonial structures.
• Recolonization: The reassertion of control or influence over formerly colonized regions, often through indirect means.

Learning more about these concepts, I spent some time modifying this diagram I have been using for a long time.

New decolonial diagram