Scholars debated whether the nation's language policies constituted a form of self-colonisation rather than cultural exchange.

After decades under foreign rule, the islanders organized a cultural renaissance and began to self-colonise, reclaiming political power and rewriting their history.

By self-colonising its satellites, the corporation extended control beyond the planet.

The invasive vine self-colonises fence posts and bare ground, outcompeting native species.

After the empire collapsed, the frontier towns self-colonised the hinterlands, creating their own local administrations.

Critics argue that multinational corporations often neo-colonise developing countries by extracting resources and undermining local governance.

The conference included a panel on self-colonisations and their cultural impacts.