Phasing out the Colonial Status of Greenland, 1945-54: A Historical Study (Monographs on Greenland Vol.347 : Man & Society, 37) - Softcover

Beukel, Erik; Jensen, Frede P.; Rytter, Jens Elo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8763525879 ISBN 13: 9788763525879

Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press, 2010

Synopsis

.In 2005 the Danish government obliged the wish of the Greenlandic Home Rule to commission a historical report on the circumstances surrounding the changed status of Greenland within the realm following the modification of the Constitution in 1953. The report presented here provides the most comprehensive account to date of the decolonisation of Greenland?s status in the years 1945-54. With the Constitution of 1953, the colonial status of Greenland came to an end, and Greenlanders were granted equal rights as citizens within the Danish realm. In 1954 this new arrangement was supported by the UN General Assembly. The decision to change Greenland?s status was conditioned both by internal and external circumstances. In the UN context, Danes increasingly felt the strain of being a colonial power, and they feared the possibility of future UN interference in Greenlandic affairs. The volume is a significant contribution to the ongoing debates concerning important developments in Danish-Greenlandic relations in the post-war period. It constitutes an important attempt to untangle the many circumstances impinging on the phasing out of Greenland?s colonial status.

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About the Author

Erik Beukel is senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies. Frede P. Jensen (1940-2008) was senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies. Jens Elo Rytter is associate professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen.

Edition details

• Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8763525879
• ISBN 13: 9788763525879
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 478