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This comprehensive text explains the relationship between the Arctic and the wider world through the lenses of international relations, international law, and political economy. It is an essential resource for any student or scholar seeking a clear and succinct account of a region of ever-growing im… This comprehensive text explains the relationship between the Arctic and the wider world through the lenses of international relations, international law, and political economy. It is an essential resource for any student or scholar seeking a clear and succinct account of a region of ever-growing importance to the international community. Highlights include: Broad coverage of national and human security, Arctic economies, international political economy, human rights, the rights of indigenous people, the law of the sea, navigation, and environmental governance. A clear review of current climate-related change. Emphasis on the sources of cooperation in the Arctic through international relations theory and law. Examination of the Arctic in the broader global context, illustrating its inextricable links to global processes. Læs mere

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The study presented in this paper explored how people in South Greenland perceive their future prospects and the role of mining in this regard. This region hosts two important mining projects still in relatively early stages. The study further investigated how mining projects influence local decisio… The study presented in this paper explored how people in South Greenland perceive their future prospects and the role of mining in this regard. This region hosts two important mining projects still in relatively early stages. The study further investigated how mining projects influence local decisions about individual and community development. The study is based on qualitative interviews with people from the towns of Narsaq and Qaqortoq and from a sheep farm near Narsaq, during a fieldtrip in May 2017. The authors found that the mining projects, even though they are still in the exploration phase, have already had great impact on local expectations for future development and on decision-making and planning in people’s daily lives and thereby the development of the communities. Further, although located relatively close together in the same region, there are significant differences between the towns and their relations to the neighboring mining projects. There is both support and opposition towards the projects, which triggers division between individuals, between groups and between the towns. However, all agree on a need for more transparent processes and for timelines to inform people of when they can expect decisions to be made and activities to take place. Læs mere

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Den dansk dirigerede grønlandske samfundsforskning i Grønland tog for alvor fart i tiden efter Anden Verdenskrig. Det skete sideløbende med det nyligt oprettede FN’s kritik af forholdene i de danske kolonier. Retsforhold, vedfærdsforhold og andre sociologiske emner som f.eks. samarbejdet mellem grøn… Den dansk dirigerede grønlandske samfundsforskning i Grønland tog for alvor fart i tiden efter Anden Verdenskrig. Det skete sideløbende med det nyligt oprettede FN’s kritik af forholdene i de danske kolonier. Retsforhold, vedfærdsforhold og andre sociologiske emner som f.eks. samarbejdet mellem grønlændere og danskere skulle undersøges. Man startede med at studere betingelserne for oprettelsen af en specifik grønlandsk lovgivning. Senere oprettede Grønlandsministeriet Udvalget for samfundsvidenskabelig forskning i Grønland (USG) . Dette igangsætter en tradition omkring samfundsforskning i Grønland med et dansk perspektiv. Verner Goldschmidt gjorde en del for inddrage blandt Guldborg Chemnitz i det analytiske arbejde. Dog hører det til sjældenhederne at grønlænderne deltog i forskningsarbejdet i deres eget land. Der er siden opstået en diskurs om at samfundsvidenskabelig forskning om Grønland i overvejende grad begås af danske forskningsinstitutioner, hvilket også gør sig gældende for øvrige videnskaber. En tendens der forstærket af Selvstyrets fortsatte rekvirering af denne forskning. Denne tendens har forskere som Linda Tuhiwai Schmidt har gjort meget for at påpege. Der arbejdes med en moddiskurs kaldet decolonizing methodology. Herhjemme har vi få men centrale reaktioner fra grønlandske forskere, embedsmænd og politikere omkring dette. Heri blandt Ilisimatusarfiks første rektor Robert Petersen, ministrene Stephen Heilmann og Henriette Rasmussen. Endvidere har vi kritiske bemærkninger fra forskningskoordinatorer som Mogens Holm mv. Alle beklager den herskende distancerede diskurs, som tilmed skaber et udefraskuende perspektiv på samfundet. Dette afsnit vil summarisk forholde sig til dele af denne udvikling, diskutere modreaktioner, vise tendenser og modtendenser samt illustrere med et par cases, hvordan der med enkle ændringer i forskningsdesigns kan laves mere inddragende og vedblivende forskning herhjemme. Læs mere