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Research | Forskning - peer review

This study explores social workers’ experiences in a social service department in Greenland. The social workers described limiting factors, such as an absence of management and a dysfunctional interdisciplinary network. They described feelings of frustration and individualization, which are known st… This study explores social workers’ experiences in a social service department in Greenland. The social workers described limiting factors, such as an absence of management and a dysfunctional interdisciplinary network. They described feelings of frustration and individualization, which are known stressors. We found that the social workers were in a disempowered position that hindered their management of key welfare services. Serious problems were found that could have consequences for professional social work with clients. By drawing upon the traditions behind critical social work in our discussion of the findings, we have furthered our understanding of the workers’ conditions. We point to issues at local, interdisciplinary, and societal levels. One solution will be to work collaboratively with social workers by using empowerment strategies to strengthen a critical consciousness within the profession. The development of a critical capacity is essential if social workers are to organize anti-oppressive practices and interdisciplinary co-operation, and to engage proactively in the future development of the Greenlandic welfare system. This can be accomplished by working with educated social workers in a union and by introducing more critical understandings at the student level. Læs mere

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This article will give an overview of the Greenlandic parliamentarian elections from the advent of home rule to today's self-government. The point of departure will be to look at the party mobilization throughout the years and the electoral results with voter turnout and candidate nominations. The a… This article will give an overview of the Greenlandic parliamentarian elections from the advent of home rule to today's self-government. The point of departure will be to look at the party mobilization throughout the years and the electoral results with voter turnout and candidate nominations. The article will be placed within the framework of theories regarding voter behaviour and electoral systems. Questions to be answered are e.g.: Can we draw a trend of change of party positions throughout the years? Have the parties changed their ideology throughout time? Is there a specific pattern in Greenlandic politics regarding mobilization in politics in comparison to other sub-national jurisdictions? What can be said about voter behaviour amongst the people? Læs mere

Communication | Formidling - peer review

Selv om sundhed siden midten af sidste århundrede gennem WHO’s sundhedsdefinition er begrebssat som ’det gode liv’ i en samfundsmæssig sammenhæng, så er praksis i sundhedsvæsenet stadig domineret af en opfattelse af sundhed som fravær af sygdom. Bogen undersøger, hvordan det fra patienters perspekti… Selv om sundhed siden midten af sidste århundrede gennem WHO’s sundhedsdefinition er begrebssat som ’det gode liv’ i en samfundsmæssig sammenhæng, så er praksis i sundhedsvæsenet stadig domineret af en opfattelse af sundhed som fravær af sygdom. Bogen undersøger, hvordan det fra patienters perspektiver opleves at leve et liv med følger af sygdom og behandling, og hvordan de håndterer det i hverdagen. Gennem interviews og observationer følges et antal patienter under indlæggelse og i deres hjemlige sammenhænge i byer og bygder, og det belyses, hvordan de sundhedsprofessionelle indsatser hænger sammen med patienternes muligheder i den daglige livsførelse. Koblingen mellem sundhedspraksis og patienternes hverdagsliv viser betydningen af at inddrage patienternes perspektiver i tilrettelæggelsen af sundhedsydelser, hvis de skal opleves som relevante og brugbare af patienterne. Bogen peger således også på behovet for at opprioritere patienters viden som et vigtigt bidrag til kvalitetsudvikling af sundhedspraksis. Bogen henvender sig til bredt til professionelle i sundhedsvæsenet, studerende ved sundhedsuddannelserne, sundhedsforskere og beslutningstagere og i øvrigt til alle med interesse for sundhed og samfund. Læs mere

Research | Forskning

Artiklen dokumenterer gennem et empirisk projekt om patienters perspektiver på sundhedspraksis i Grønland, at alle indsatser i sundhedsvæsenet, fra diagnosticering og behandling til pleje og rehabilitering, har betydning for patienters og pårørendes muligheder for at håndtere livet med sygdom i hver… Artiklen dokumenterer gennem et empirisk projekt om patienters perspektiver på sundhedspraksis i Grønland, at alle indsatser i sundhedsvæsenet, fra diagnosticering og behandling til pleje og rehabilitering, har betydning for patienters og pårørendes muligheder for at håndtere livet med sygdom i hverdagen. Bl.a. pga kulturelle og sproglige barrierer overses dette ofte af de professionelle. Forskningen viser også de mange ressourcer, patienter og pårørende besidder, men som sjældent bliver inddraget i professionel praksis. Der gives forslag til, hvordan dialogen mellem patienter og professionelle må foregå mhp inddragelse af patienternes perspektiver. Læs mere

Communication | Formidling

Artiklen refererer til et etiktræf mellem de sygeplejeetiske råd i Norden i efteråret 2015. De emner, der var oppe på træffet, diskuteres ud fra en tilgang til etik som gensidig anerkendelse af forskellige kulturelle former for livsførelse og viden, ikke som følge af etniske og nationale kendetegn,… Artiklen refererer til et etiktræf mellem de sygeplejeetiske råd i Norden i efteråret 2015. De emner, der var oppe på træffet, diskuteres ud fra en tilgang til etik som gensidig anerkendelse af forskellige kulturelle former for livsførelse og viden, ikke som følge af etniske og nationale kendetegn, men som følge af hverdagslivet, som det føres under forskellige samfundsmæssige betingelser i forhold til at skabe et eksistensgrundlag. I denne ramme forstås etisk forsvarlige måder at møde patienter i sundhedsvæsenet på. Læs mere

Research | Forskning - peer review

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Research | Forskning - peer review

In this chapter we focus on disaster mental health, particularly theoretical and research-based implications for intervention. The field of disaster mental health research is vast and impossible to cover in a single chapter, but we will visit central research, concepts, and understandings within dis… In this chapter we focus on disaster mental health, particularly theoretical and research-based implications for intervention. The field of disaster mental health research is vast and impossible to cover in a single chapter, but we will visit central research, concepts, and understandings within disaster mental health and intervention, and refer to further literature where meaningful. We conclude the chapter with recommendations for further research. Læs mere

Research | Forskning - peer review

I denne artikel beskrives, hvordan der i øjeblikket sker en markant udvikling i behandlingen af dømte i Kalallit Nunaat/Grønland (KN).

Research | Forskning - peer review

En beskrivelse af fredspsykologiens udvikling og aktualitet -og en argumentation for betydningen af en øget indsats på området.

Research | Forskning - peer review

Northern Maps: Re-negotiating space and place in the Northern Isles and Norway in the eighteenth century

This article argues that cartography and topographical description played a significant role in the way in which areas of the Scottish Northern Isles were represented and visualised, as a regional space, after the political union of England and Scotland in 1707, and, alongside that, the development… This article argues that cartography and topographical description played a significant role in the way in which areas of the Scottish Northern Isles were represented and visualised, as a regional space, after the political union of England and Scotland in 1707, and, alongside that, the development of the concept of a British state and nation. Not only did topographical literature become more professionalised and commercially-oriented during the eighteenth century, but the visual representations of territories created in maps and charts became part of a network of cultural practices that both linked and divided historical regions across the British Isles. On the one hand, map-making re-negotiated national spaces in order to contribute to the formation the United Kingdom or Great Britain (itself a complex national entity) and, on the other hand, it provided an opportunity to re-create a sense of place or Northern regional identity, continuing to be part of an intercultural Northern European maritime region linked by the North Sea. As can be seen in the following case studies from the Shetland Islands and Western Norway, at ‘image level’, the change in perceptions about a region's identity (or one's own, within that region), often follows a long process, ‘since shifts in the attitudes of mental mapping tend to slowly follow changes in political and social conditions, mixing with philosophical and aesthetic conventions of the time’. Læs mere

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The chapter looks at the transition from traditional to formal education and the expansion of the Greenlandic school system as well as the prioritization of education and political goals from the Danish State and Home Rule government of Greenland. By looking at the tradition of education and compari… The chapter looks at the transition from traditional to formal education and the expansion of the Greenlandic school system as well as the prioritization of education and political goals from the Danish State and Home Rule government of Greenland. By looking at the tradition of education and comparing educational data in Greenland over the span of over 30 years, the rapid development of the education level measured by the proportion of the population having a formal education (i.e. a formal education beyond the primary school) of the Greenlandic population has increased from 28 percent to 47 percent, indicating that the Greenland Home Rule and Self Government – despite challenges, setbacks and a lack of tradition for formal education beyond the public school – is on the right track. Læs mere

Research | Forskning

This article revisits the key developments of the experience of Latin American countries with structural economic reforms since the decade of the 1980s. It discusses the historical and policy dilemmas that these countries have faced upon the economic consequences of the policy presc… This article revisits the key developments of the experience of Latin American countries with structural economic reforms since the decade of the 1980s. It discusses the historical and policy dilemmas that these countries have faced upon the economic consequences of the policy prescriptions from the so-called ‘Washington Consensus’. It is argued that despite the initial meager benefits from these policies, recent economic progress can be seen as redemption for the region. Læs mere