ABSTRACT

In July 2021 Greenlanders will be commemorating the 300th anniversary of Danish colonization. The anniversary has come at a time when the world is facing a wave of reflections on the injustices of colonialism. The article aims to contribute to this discussion and frame the history of Greenlandic dependence on Denmark, considering contemporary political development. For comparison, the authors refer to the Faroe Islands as an additional autonomous territory of the Danish realm. Greenland was a colony until 1953 and acquired autonomy in 1979, while the Faroe Islands have never been considered a colony and gained autonomy more than 30 years earlier (1948). To find further similarities and differences in the postcolonial realities in Greenland and the Faroe Islands, the authors compare both countries, using concepts from literature on postcolonialism. Their findings reveal that the number of differences between Greenlandic and Faroese postcolonial realities outweigh the discussed similarities. The authors conclude that the consequences of coloniality are more serious in Greenland. Furthermore, given Greenland's important strategic location in the Arctic region, Greenlanders should be more wary of world powers exploiting their country for economic profit.

摘要

2021 年 7 月，格陵兰人将庆祝丹麦殖民 300 周年。周年纪念之际，世界正面临着对殖民主义不公正的反思浪潮。考虑到当代政治发展，本文旨在为这一讨论做出贡献，并构建格陵兰对丹麦的依赖历史。为了进行比较，作者将法罗群岛称为丹麦王国的另一个自治领土。格陵兰岛在 1953 年之前一直是殖民地，并于 1979 年获得自治权，​​而法罗群岛从未被视为殖民地，并在 30 多年前（1948 年）获得自治权。为了找到格陵兰岛和法罗群岛后殖民现实的进一步异同，作者使用后殖民主义文献中的概念对这两个国家进行了比较。他们的发现表明，格陵兰和法罗后殖民现实之间的差异数量超过了所讨论的相似之处。作者得出结论，殖民主义的后果在格陵兰更为严重。此外，鉴于格陵兰在北极地区的重要战略位置，格陵兰人应该更加警惕世界大国为了经济利益而剥削他们的国家。