Direct colonial rule

See also: Indirect rule and Colonialism

Direct colonial rule is a form of colonialism that involves the establishment of a centralized foreign authority within a territory, which is run by colonial officials. According to Michael W. Doyle of Harvard University, in a system of direct rule, the native population is excluded from all but the lowest level of the colonial government. ^[1] Ugandan academic Mahmood Mamdani classifies direct rule as centralized despotism: a system where natives were not considered citizens. ^[2]

The opposite of direct colonial rule is indirect rule, which integrates pre-established local elites and native institutions into the government. ^[1]

See also

• History portal

• President's rule
• Analysis of Western European colonialism and colonization
• Environmental determinism

References

1. Doyle, Michael W. (1986). Empires (1. publ. ed.). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. ISBN   080149334X.
2. Mamdani, Mahmood (1996). Citizen and subject : contemporary Africa and the legacy of late colonialism. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. ISBN   0691027935.