Transitional Justice in the North Atlantic:The Greenland Reconciliation Commission and the Role of Political Authority
This chapter analyses the politics of accountability, recognition, and disruption in relations between Greenland and Denmark, marked by centuries of colonization, modernization, and inequality. In 2013, the Greenland government initiated the establishment of a truth-telling mechanism, the Greenland...
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fturoskildefispu:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/6f2c7555-7ce2-4d37-ba88-4e5970ce6ef5 2023-10-09T21:51:49+02:00 Transitional Justice in the North Atlantic:The Greenland Reconciliation Commission and the Role of Political Authority Gissel, Line Engbo Destrooper, Tine Gissel, Line Engbo Carlson, Kerstin Bree 2023-03-23 https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/publications/6f2c7555-7ce2-4d37-ba88-4e5970ce6ef5 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003289104-7 https://hdl.handle.net/1800/6f2c7555-7ce2-4d37-ba88-4e5970ce6ef5 https://www.routledge.com/Transitional-Justice-in-Aparadigmatic-Contexts-Accountability-Recognition/Destrooper-Gissel-Carlson/p/book/9781032266176 eng eng Routledge info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Gissel , L E 2023 , Transitional Justice in the North Atlantic : The Greenland Reconciliation Commission and the Role of Political Authority . in T Destrooper , L E Gissel & K B Carlson (eds) , Transitional Justice in Aparadigmatic Contexts : Accountability, Recognition and Disruption . 1 edn , Routledge , London , Transitional Justice , pp. 106-125 . https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003289104-7 Transitional Justice Greenland Reconciliation Greenland Reconciliation Commission Official Apologies bookPart 2023 fturoskildefispu https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003289104-7 2023-09-13T22:55:19Z This chapter analyses the politics of accountability, recognition, and disruption in relations between Greenland and Denmark, marked by centuries of colonization, modernization, and inequality. In 2013, the Greenland government initiated the establishment of a truth-telling mechanism, the Greenland Reconciliation Commission, aiming to reconcile Greenlanders with their past and with Denmark. The Danish government, meanwhile, plainly rejected participation in the Commission, which therefore became a unilateral project seeking recognition and – to some extent – post-colonial disruption. In the absence of Danish involvement, the Commission’s work turned towards intra-Greenlandic relations, outlining the contours of a disruptive potential that may shape the island’s future independence. To make sense of these developments, Gissel analyses three narratives about colonization and modernization in Greenland which inform the approach to transitional justice. The case illuminates the state-centric nature of standardised truth-telling and the extent to which it is shaped by political authority. Book Part Greenland greenlander* greenlandic Roskilde University Research Portal (RUC) Greenland 106 125 London |
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This chapter analyses the politics of accountability, recognition, and disruption in relations between Greenland and Denmark, marked by centuries of colonization, modernization, and inequality. In 2013, the Greenland government initiated the establishment of a truth-telling mechanism, the Greenland Reconciliation Commission, aiming to reconcile Greenlanders with their past and with Denmark. The Danish government, meanwhile, plainly rejected participation in the Commission, which therefore became a unilateral project seeking recognition and – to some extent – post-colonial disruption. In the absence of Danish involvement, the Commission’s work turned towards intra-Greenlandic relations, outlining the contours of a disruptive potential that may shape the island’s future independence. To make sense of these developments, Gissel analyses three narratives about colonization and modernization in Greenland which inform the approach to transitional justice. The case illuminates the state-centric nature of standardised truth-telling and the extent to which it is shaped by political authority. |
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Transitional Justice in the North Atlantic:The Greenland Reconciliation Commission and the Role of Political Authority |
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Transitional Justice in the North Atlantic:The Greenland Reconciliation Commission and the Role of Political Authority |
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Transitional Justice in the North Atlantic:The Greenland Reconciliation Commission and the Role of Political Authority |
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Gissel , L E 2023 , Transitional Justice in the North Atlantic : The Greenland Reconciliation Commission and the Role of Political Authority . in T Destrooper , L E Gissel & K B Carlson (eds) , Transitional Justice in Aparadigmatic Contexts : Accountability, Recognition and Disruption . 1 edn , Routledge , London , Transitional Justice , pp. 106-125 . https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003289104-7 |
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