Greenland and the elusive better future:the affective merging of resources and independence
The politically stated aim in Greenland is to eventually become independent from the (former) colonizer Denmark. In the debate on the ways in which to reach this aim, the country’s potentially vast and varied natural resources have come to play a key role. As it continues to be economically dependen...
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ftulaplandcdispu:oai:lacris.ulapland.fi:publications/1be1a088-1ed9-407a-9c16-fbee4d2a92d4 2023-05-15T14:25:35+02:00 Greenland and the elusive better future:the affective merging of resources and independence Lindroth, Marjo Tennberg, Monica Lempinen, Hanna Pirnes, Susanna 2020 https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/1be1a088-1ed9-407a-9c16-fbee4d2a92d4 https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429057366 eng eng Routledge info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Lindroth , M 2020 , Greenland and the elusive better future : the affective merging of resources and independence . in M Tennberg , H Lempinen & S Pirnes (eds) , Resources, Social and Cultural Sustainabilities in the Arctic . 1. edn , Routledge , Abingdon , Routledge Research in Polar Regions , pp. 15-26 . https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429057366 /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/5/17/2 International political science bookPart 2020 ftulaplandcdispu https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429057366 2022-10-13T05:53:43Z The politically stated aim in Greenland is to eventually become independent from the (former) colonizer Denmark. In the debate on the ways in which to reach this aim, the country’s potentially vast and varied natural resources have come to play a key role. As it continues to be economically dependent on Denmark, Greenland’s resources are envisioned to produce the necessary economic self-sufficiency, and independence has therefore largely become an economic endeavor. This chapter deconstructs the inseparable entanglement of plans for resource extraction and the political pursuit of independence. The envisioned wealth from resource extraction and the equality and redemption from the colonial past, associated as they are with being an independent nation, are about forging a better future. The entwinement of resource developments and independence is also a source of fears and concerns about the potential environmental, cultural and social impacts. By engaging in a discussion of the affective elements engendered by the visions of a better future, this chapter argues that – regardless of their material presence – resources and independence are elusive as their actualization keeps escaping. The chapter claims that a complex debate is created through the powerful hope-laden visions entailed in the entanglement of resource extraction and independence. Affective elements that are incompatible with the economic imperative of nation building are often ignored or downplayed. The economic and political hopes that the development of resources extraction is envisioned to bear for the future of the nation often trump the fears and concerns associated with it. Book Part Arctic Greenland LaCRIS - University of Lapland Current Research System Greenland |
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The politically stated aim in Greenland is to eventually become independent from the (former) colonizer Denmark. In the debate on the ways in which to reach this aim, the country’s potentially vast and varied natural resources have come to play a key role. As it continues to be economically dependent on Denmark, Greenland’s resources are envisioned to produce the necessary economic self-sufficiency, and independence has therefore largely become an economic endeavor. This chapter deconstructs the inseparable entanglement of plans for resource extraction and the political pursuit of independence. The envisioned wealth from resource extraction and the equality and redemption from the colonial past, associated as they are with being an independent nation, are about forging a better future. The entwinement of resource developments and independence is also a source of fears and concerns about the potential environmental, cultural and social impacts. By engaging in a discussion of the affective elements engendered by the visions of a better future, this chapter argues that – regardless of their material presence – resources and independence are elusive as their actualization keeps escaping. The chapter claims that a complex debate is created through the powerful hope-laden visions entailed in the entanglement of resource extraction and independence. Affective elements that are incompatible with the economic imperative of nation building are often ignored or downplayed. The economic and political hopes that the development of resources extraction is envisioned to bear for the future of the nation often trump the fears and concerns associated with it. |
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Greenland and the elusive better future:the affective merging of resources and independence |
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Greenland and the elusive better future:the affective merging of resources and independence |
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Lindroth , M 2020 , Greenland and the elusive better future : the affective merging of resources and independence . in M Tennberg , H Lempinen & S Pirnes (eds) , Resources, Social and Cultural Sustainabilities in the Arctic . 1. edn , Routledge , Abingdon , Routledge Research in Polar Regions , pp. 15-26 . https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429057366 |
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