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"Essentially it's a large real estate deal": How the US' proposal to purchase Greenland has changed the way Danish politicians talk about the US and the relation between Denmark and Greenland
No full textRigsfællesskabets stoledans i Arktisk Råd: Repræsentationen af Danmark, Grønland og Færøerne, 1996–2024
Full text linkDanmark, Grønland og Færøerne udgør én samlet delegation i Arktisk Råd, hvor de hver især og sammen søger indflydelse i det førende interstatslige forum i Arktis. Denne artikel analyserer, hvordan delegationens repræsenta-tionsforhold har ændret sig siden rådets etablering i 1996. Ved hjælp af teorien om suverænitetsspil og kvalitativ såvel som kvantitativ empiri viser artiklen, hvordan både indholdsmæssige aftryk og symbolske markeringer i forskellig grad afspejler prioriteter og problemer i rigsdelenes regionale repræsentation. Mens de indholdsmæssige aftryk handler om, hvilke dagsordener delegationen søger at fremme i rådets arbejdsgrupper og ministermøder, så findes de symbolske markeringer eksempelvis i valgene af flag, navneskilte og placering på officielle fotos. Således stiller artiklen skarpt på de interne dynamikker mellem Danmark, Grønland og Færøerne, hvor de to selvstyrende områder stadig er underlagt staten Danmark, men med ret til at føre udenrigspolitik på overtagne områder. I lyset af, at de tre overtager formandskabet for Arktisk Råd i 2025–2027, er det nu særligt relevant at forstå disse interne magtforhold og deres eksterne påvirkning på det regionale samarbejde.
Abstract in English
The Danish Realm’s Chair Dance in the Arctic Council: The Representation of Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, 1996–2024
Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands constitute one, single delegation in the Arctic Council, where they – separately and collectively – seek influence in the leading intergovernmental forum of the Arctic. This article analyzes how the delegation’s representation has changed since the Council’s establishment in 1996. By using the theory of sovereignty games, while drawing on both qualitative and quantitative data, the article elucidates how both substantive impacts and symbolic indicators to varying degrees reflect priorities and problems of the realm’s regional representation. While substantive impacts concern the agendas which the delegation aims to promote in the Council’s working groups and ministerial meetings, symbolic indicators are found, for instance, in the use of specific flags, titles, and positioning in official photos. Thus, the article focuses on the internal dynamics between Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands, where the two self-governing entities are still part of the Kingdom of Denmark but have the right to do foreign policy in certain areas. In light of their imminent Arctic Council chairship from 2025–2027, it is now particularly relevant to understand these internal power dynamics and their external impact on regional cooperation
The Kingdom of Denmark's Game of 'Musical Chairs' in the Arctic Council: the Representation of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands 1996-2024
Full text linkThe Kingdom of Denmark's Game of 'Musical Chairs' in the Arctic Council: the Representation of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands 1996-2024
Full text linkDenmark’s security perspectives on USA, China, and Russia in Greenland: How great power threats made Danish politicians talk about independent Greenlandic agency
No full textThe Kingdom of Denmark's Game of 'Musical Chairs' in the Arctic Council: the Representation of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands 1996-2024
Full text linkCurrent Legal Issues in Crowdfunding
Full text linkReceiving contributions from a large number of people is by no means a new method of financing an activity. Popular examples go back to Pullitzer’s campaign to finance the statue of liberty’s pedestal in 1885 and Alexander Pope’s translation of Homer’s Illiad in 1713. With the emergence of the internet and its widespread integration in households it has become possible for fundraisers to reach many more investors. One of the first to harness the power of crowdfunding over the internet was the British rock band Marillion who, in 1996, raised USD 60,000 to finance their tour of the United States using crowdfunding in 1996. Since then, a lot has happened in terms of the number of crowdfunding products, platforms and the amount of money raised. The number of investors engaged in crowdfunding increases, and so too does the number of legislative initiatives and amount of research attention devoted to it.On 13 April 2021 we established the CLEAR research group at Aalborg University. The group has as its declared mission to undertake the study of legal phenomena in crowdfunding and to communicate relevant, research-based knowledge to actors in the field - investors, entrepreneurs, representatives from crowdfunding platforms, and public authorities.Collaboration is in the CLEAR group’s DNA. Hence, we asked a number of crowdfunding scholars and practitioners from around the world to provide us with their views on current legal issues pertaining to crowdfunding. We have held talks with numerous crowdfunding enthusiasts and practitioners and in the end, twelve authors decided to join us in our efforts to increase focus on legal research in crowdfunding through the publication of this special issue of Nordic Journal of Commercial Law.Knowing that the legal aspects of crowdfunding are many, and that crowdfunding and law as a research area is in its infancy, we thought it important to give each author free hands in choosing their topic and perspective in their article. Hence, you will find articles addressing a wide range of issues in crowdfunding in this special issue. I thank all authors for their thought-provoking contributions.I would also like to mention PhD fellow Cecilie Højvang Christensen, research assistant Stefano Cattelan, student assistant Signe Lyngholm Lindbjerg, and student assistant Anna Risgaard Lindbjerg, and to thank them for their contribution in establishing the CLEAR research group at Aalborg University and their assistance in preparing this special issue of the Nordic Journal of Commercial Law.Thomas NeumannChair of the CLEAR research group on crowdfundingwww.theCLEARproject.d
