Greenland's project independence: Ambitions and prospects after 300 Years with the Kingdom of Denmark
An important anniversary is coming up in the Kingdom of Denmark: 12 May 2021 marks exactly three hundred years since the Protestant preacher Hans Egede set sail, with the blessing of the Danish monarch, to missionise the island of Greenland. For some Greenlanders that date symbolises the end of thei...
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ftzbwkiel:oai:econstor.eu:10419/256671 2024-01-14T10:07:19+01:00 Greenland's project independence: Ambitions and prospects after 300 Years with the Kingdom of Denmark Paul, Michael 2021 http://hdl.handle.net/10419/256671 https://doi.org/10.18449/2021C10 eng eng Berlin: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) Series: SWP Comment No. 10/2021 gbv-ppn:1746004975 doi:10.18449/2021C10 http://hdl.handle.net/10419/256671 RePEc:zbw:swpcom:102021 http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen ddc:320 doc-type:report 2021 ftzbwkiel https://doi.org/10.18449/2021C10 2023-12-18T00:46:16Z An important anniversary is coming up in the Kingdom of Denmark: 12 May 2021 marks exactly three hundred years since the Protestant preacher Hans Egede set sail, with the blessing of the Danish monarch, to missionise the island of Greenland. For some Greenlanders that date symbolises the end of their autonomy: not a date to celebrate but an occasion to declare independence from Denmark, after becoming an autonomous territory in 2009. Just as controversial as Egede's statue in the capital Nuuk was US President Donald Trump's offer to purchase the island from Denmark. His arrogance angered Greenlanders, but also unsettled them by exposing the shaky foundations of their independence ambitions. In the absence of governmental and economic preconditions, leaving the Realm of the Danish Crown would appear to be a decidedly long-term option. But an ambitious new prime minister in Nuuk could boost the independence process in 2021. Report Greenland greenlander* Hans Egede Nuuk EconStor (German National Library of Economics, ZBW) Greenland Nuuk ENVELOPE(-52.150,-52.150,68.717,68.717) |
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An important anniversary is coming up in the Kingdom of Denmark: 12 May 2021 marks exactly three hundred years since the Protestant preacher Hans Egede set sail, with the blessing of the Danish monarch, to missionise the island of Greenland. For some Greenlanders that date symbolises the end of their autonomy: not a date to celebrate but an occasion to declare independence from Denmark, after becoming an autonomous territory in 2009. Just as controversial as Egede's statue in the capital Nuuk was US President Donald Trump's offer to purchase the island from Denmark. His arrogance angered Greenlanders, but also unsettled them by exposing the shaky foundations of their independence ambitions. In the absence of governmental and economic preconditions, leaving the Realm of the Danish Crown would appear to be a decidedly long-term option. But an ambitious new prime minister in Nuuk could boost the independence process in 2021. |
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Greenland's project independence: Ambitions and prospects after 300 Years with the Kingdom of Denmark |
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Greenland's project independence: Ambitions and prospects after 300 Years with the Kingdom of Denmark |
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Greenland's project independence: Ambitions and prospects after 300 Years with the Kingdom of Denmark |
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Greenland's project independence: Ambitions and prospects after 300 Years with the Kingdom of Denmark |
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Greenland's project independence: Ambitions and prospects after 300 Years with the Kingdom of Denmark |
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greenland's project independence: ambitions and prospects after 300 years with the kingdom of denmark |
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Berlin: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) |
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