“Separation will mean the Destruction of Iceland”: Icelandic independence-politics and separation from the Kingdom of Denmark
According to Danish critics, Iceland was too small and empoverished to support independence and had to settle with Danish leadership. The Icelanders aimed late for sovereignty and full separation from Denmark under these conditions. This Danish-Icelandic connection was not acceptable in the long ter...
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ftsbaarhusojs:oai:ojs.tidsskrift.dk:article/131177 2023-05-15T16:45:49+02:00 “Separation will mean the Destruction of Iceland”: Icelandic independence-politics and separation from the Kingdom of Denmark Hálfdanarson, Guðmundur 2019-12-11 https://tidsskrift.dk/politica/article/view/131177 unknown Institut for Statskundskab ved Aarhus Universitet og Syddansk Universitet https://tidsskrift.dk/politica/article/view/131177 http://politica.dk/ Politica; Årg. 51 Nr. 4 (2019): Småstat i høj sø: Danmark og Nordatlanten før, nu og fremover Politica. Tidsskrift for politisk videnskab; Vol. 51 No. 4 (2019): Småstat i høj sø: Danmark og Nordatlanten før, nu og fremover 2246-042X 0105-0710 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2019 ftsbaarhusojs 2022-03-02T23:50:42Z According to Danish critics, Iceland was too small and empoverished to support independence and had to settle with Danish leadership. The Icelanders aimed late for sovereignty and full separation from Denmark under these conditions. This Danish-Icelandic connection was not acceptable in the long term for Iceland. The Danish state was defined as a Danish nation-state, the latest from 1864, and the Icelanders were always guests in this nation-state. Danish politics made no attempt to rethink the state as a multinational state and even less to build one nation. Therefore, the Icelanders had to demand initially separation and then full divorce, even though they had a weak basis for running their own state. The Icelanders could not remain in the relationship with the Danish fellow nation in the south. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Aarhus University: OJS at The State and University Library |
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According to Danish critics, Iceland was too small and empoverished to support independence and had to settle with Danish leadership. The Icelanders aimed late for sovereignty and full separation from Denmark under these conditions. This Danish-Icelandic connection was not acceptable in the long term for Iceland. The Danish state was defined as a Danish nation-state, the latest from 1864, and the Icelanders were always guests in this nation-state. Danish politics made no attempt to rethink the state as a multinational state and even less to build one nation. Therefore, the Icelanders had to demand initially separation and then full divorce, even though they had a weak basis for running their own state. The Icelanders could not remain in the relationship with the Danish fellow nation in the south. |
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Hálfdanarson, Guðmundur “Separation will mean the Destruction of Iceland”: Icelandic independence-politics and separation from the Kingdom of Denmark |
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Hálfdanarson, Guðmundur |
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“Separation will mean the Destruction of Iceland”: Icelandic independence-politics and separation from the Kingdom of Denmark |
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“Separation will mean the Destruction of Iceland”: Icelandic independence-politics and separation from the Kingdom of Denmark |
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“Separation will mean the Destruction of Iceland”: Icelandic independence-politics and separation from the Kingdom of Denmark |
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“Separation will mean the Destruction of Iceland”: Icelandic independence-politics and separation from the Kingdom of Denmark |
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“Separation will mean the Destruction of Iceland”: Icelandic independence-politics and separation from the Kingdom of Denmark |
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“separation will mean the destruction of iceland”: icelandic independence-politics and separation from the kingdom of denmark |
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Institut for Statskundskab ved Aarhus Universitet og Syddansk Universitet |
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Politica; Årg. 51 Nr. 4 (2019): Småstat i høj sø: Danmark og Nordatlanten før, nu og fremover Politica. Tidsskrift for politisk videnskab; Vol. 51 No. 4 (2019): Småstat i høj sø: Danmark og Nordatlanten før, nu og fremover 2246-042X 0105-0710 |
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