In fact, many scholars have asserted that colonialism is very present, and manifests in new forms such as postcolonialism and neocolonialism.
Ýmsir fræðimenn hafa bent á að nýlendustefnan sé enn lifandi í nýjum gervum líkt og síðnýlendustefnu (e. postcolonialism) og nútímanýlendustefnu (e. neocolonialism).