In 2007 a panel called "Re-thinking colonialism in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, 18TH to 19TH Century" chaired by the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) the concept was employed to gain insight into the dynamism of the role indigenous peoples had during the process of colonialisation and the complexity of the relationship between coloniser and colonised.
Dalam pertemuan tahun 2007 bertajuk "Re-thinking colonialism in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, 18TH to 19TH Century" yang dipimpin International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS), konsep ini digunakan untuk mendapat pemahaman mendalam mengenai dinamisnya peran masyarakat pribumi selama proses kolonisasi dan rumitnya hubungan antara kolonis dan pihak yang dikolonisasi.