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Research | Forskning - peer review

Certain Greenlandic popular music artists use the Greenlandic nation brand as a co-brand for their music when attempting to gain attention on the international music mar- ket. By examining various strategies for co-branding music together with the Greenlandic nation, this article discusses how the t… Certain Greenlandic popular music artists use the Greenlandic nation brand as a co-brand for their music when attempting to gain attention on the international music mar- ket. By examining various strategies for co-branding music together with the Greenlandic nation, this article discusses how the two bands Nive Nielsen and the Deer Children, and Nanook, articulate connections between their music, and Greenland and the Arctic, through narratives, symbols and sounds. Using existing narratives and stereotypes means acting within existing discursive fields, as well as the expectations of international music audiences, and though this may open up new opportunities for the artist, it may also limit the artist’s agency, because the artist may then be expected to act in accordance with these expectations. But in terms of changing the Greenlandic nation brand image, which is very much caught up in narratives from the past, co-branding Greenland and modern popular music could be a strategy with great potential. Læs mere

Communication | Formidling

E-bogen om International Økonomi, niveau B er mit forsøg på at gøre pensum lidt mere levende. Den indeholder alle mine egne undervisningsvideoer og noter & andre videoer og podcast. Forhåbentlig kan du gøre brug af den - enten under hele din uddannelse eller som et rigtigt godt supplement til din… E-bogen om International Økonomi, niveau B er mit forsøg på at gøre pensum lidt mere levende. Den indeholder alle mine egne undervisningsvideoer og noter & andre videoer og podcast. Forhåbentlig kan du gøre brug af den - enten under hele din uddannelse eller som et rigtigt godt supplement til din eksamensforberedelse. Læs mere

Communication | Formidling

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Research | Forskning - peer review

The social worker profession in Greenland has to some extent been overlooked in Greenlandic social research the last 50 years. Perhaps it is because the professionals have not had a voice in the social political debate, or it may be due to the fact that the majority of social research conducted in G… The social worker profession in Greenland has to some extent been overlooked in Greenlandic social research the last 50 years. Perhaps it is because the professionals have not had a voice in the social political debate, or it may be due to the fact that the majority of social research conducted in Greenland has a traditional approach to research as an objectifying activity. To counter-act these hypotheses, this research project is inspired by the work of Paulo Freire, modern Marxism, and critical theory. An analysis of how current working conditions and structures disempower the possibility of doing what social workers in Greenland view as good social work is followed by a discussion of how we have designed this study as a participatory action research project. Participation is about inviting social workers to collaborate with us during the project - a process we believe will result in democratic sustainable research. Moving from problem identification via participatory collaboration and on to problem solving through the transformative methodologies of focus groups and workshops, the empirical findings will guide the next steps of the research process towards creating a better understanding of social workers’ working conditions. Læs mere

Research | Forskning - peer review

Objective: To review the context of food insecurity in Greenlandic children, to review and compare the outcomes related to food insecurity in Greenlandic children, in other Arctic child populations and in other western societies, and to explore the measure used by the Health Behaviour in School-aged… Objective: To review the context of food insecurity in Greenlandic children, to review and compare the outcomes related to food insecurity in Greenlandic children, in other Arctic child populations and in other western societies, and to explore the measure used by the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. Design: The study includes literature reviews, focus group interviews with children and analyses of data from the HBSC study. HBSC is an international cross-national school-based survey on child and adolescent health and health behaviour in the age groups 11, 13 and 15 years and performed in more than 40 countries. The item on food insecurity is “Some young people go to school or to bed hungry because there is not enough food in the home. How often does this happen to you?” (with the response options: “Always”, “Often”, “Sometimes”, or “Never”). Results: The context to food security among Inuit in Arctic regions was found to be very similar and connected to a westernization of the diet and contamination of the traditional diet. The major challenges are contamination, economic access to healthy food and socio-demographic differences in having a healthy diet. The literature on outcomes related to food insecurity in children in Western societies was reviewed and grouped based on 8 domains. Using data from the Greenlandic HBSC data from 2010, the item on food security showed negative associations on central items in all these domains. Focus group interviews with children revealed face and content validity of the HBSC item. Conclusion: Triangulation of the above-mentioned findings indicates that the HBSC measure of food shortage is a reliable indicator of food insecurity in Greenlandic schoolchildren. However, more research is needed, especially on explanatory and mediating factors. Læs mere

Research | Forskning

Artiklen viser ved hjælp af et analyseeksempel fra et ph.d.-projekt, hvordan professionel praksis på hospital overser patienters og pårørendes egne bestræbelser på at få livet med sygdom til at hænge sammen, og hvilke problemer det giver dem. Udelukkelsen af denne viden medfører mangelfuld støtte ti… Artiklen viser ved hjælp af et analyseeksempel fra et ph.d.-projekt, hvordan professionel praksis på hospital overser patienters og pårørendes egne bestræbelser på at få livet med sygdom til at hænge sammen, og hvilke problemer det giver dem. Udelukkelsen af denne viden medfører mangelfuld støtte til patienter i sundhedsvæsenet. Læs mere