Self-government and climate change: "Autonomy in External and Internal Relations" in Greenland

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26703001
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: TAKAHASHI Minori 北海道大学, スラブ・ユーラシア研究センター, 助教 (90722900)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: グリーンランド / デンマーク / 自治 / 気候変動 / 対外的自治 / 対内的自治 / 北極

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this project was to shed light on various political aspects surrounding the relationship between autonomy and climate change in Greenland in recent years. What has come to light is that the state of autonomy in Greenland is influenced by varying interpretations of climate change seen in different areas of the island. That is, it is shaped by an interaction between the position informed by a snapshot perspective of climate change and the position informed by a long-term perspective on climate change, and we have found that the former is relatively often seen in the western and southern parts of the island, and the latter in the North and the Midwest.

Free Research Field

社会科学