The Faroe Islands: Independence dreams, globalist separatism and the Europeanization of postcolonial home rule

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

Standard

The Faroe Islands: Independence dreams, globalist separatism and the Europeanization of postcolonial home rule. / Adler-Nissen, Rebecca.

In: Cooperation and Conflict, Vol. 49, No. 1, 2014, p. 55-79.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

Harvard

Adler-Nissen, R 2014, 'The Faroe Islands: Independence dreams, globalist separatism and the Europeanization of postcolonial home rule', Cooperation and Conflict, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 55-79. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010836713514150

APA

Adler-Nissen, R. (2014). The Faroe Islands: Independence dreams, globalist separatism and the Europeanization of postcolonial home rule. Cooperation and Conflict, 49(1), 55-79. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010836713514150

Vancouver

Adler-Nissen R. The Faroe Islands: Independence dreams, globalist separatism and the Europeanization of postcolonial home rule. Cooperation and Conflict. 2014;49(1):55-79. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010836713514150

Author

Adler-Nissen, Rebecca. / The Faroe Islands: Independence dreams, globalist separatism and the Europeanization of postcolonial home rule. In: Cooperation and Conflict. 2014 ; Vol. 49, No. 1. pp. 55-79.

Bibtex

@article{117a92e278be4bdcb607e9732f4443a9,
title = "The Faroe Islands: Independence dreams, globalist separatism and the Europeanization of postcolonial home rule",
abstract = "This article examines the intersection of postimperial sovereignty and European integration in the context of a disintegrating Nordic empire. More specifically, it explores the relationships between the Faroe Islands – a group of self-governing islands in the North Atlantic – Denmark and the rest of the world. While the Faroe Islands have gained increased autonomy from Denmark, Faroese separatists are now discussing whether to transfer their newly won autonomy further on to the EU. This contradictory development of separation and integration is shaped by interweaving ideas of sovereignty, nationalism, globalization and postcolonial dependency. The article shows that the Faroese–Danish relationship is being internationalized and Europeanized as the EU and UN become reference points in negotiations of political visions for an independent Faroese state and the controversial issue of pilot whaling. Notwithstanding dramatic transformations, the Faroese–Danish relationship has maintained its postcolonial character, where Denmark is awkwardly constituted as a maternalistic colonial power defending an adolescent colonized from the rest of the world. The real novelty is not the increased Faroese autonomy from Denmark, but how the EU challenges the unity of the postimperial Danish realm and hence the myth of a homogenous Danish nation-state. ",
keywords = "Faculty of Social Sciences, Denmark, Empire, post-colonialism, post-imperialism, sovereignty, Faroe Islands, EU, European Integration, Identity",
author = "Rebecca Adler-Nissen",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1177/0010836713514150",
language = "English",
volume = "49",
pages = "55--79",
journal = "Cooperation and Conflict",
issn = "0010-8367",
publisher = "SAGE Publications",
number = "1",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - The Faroe Islands: Independence dreams, globalist separatism and the Europeanization of postcolonial home rule

AU - Adler-Nissen, Rebecca

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - This article examines the intersection of postimperial sovereignty and European integration in the context of a disintegrating Nordic empire. More specifically, it explores the relationships between the Faroe Islands – a group of self-governing islands in the North Atlantic – Denmark and the rest of the world. While the Faroe Islands have gained increased autonomy from Denmark, Faroese separatists are now discussing whether to transfer their newly won autonomy further on to the EU. This contradictory development of separation and integration is shaped by interweaving ideas of sovereignty, nationalism, globalization and postcolonial dependency. The article shows that the Faroese–Danish relationship is being internationalized and Europeanized as the EU and UN become reference points in negotiations of political visions for an independent Faroese state and the controversial issue of pilot whaling. Notwithstanding dramatic transformations, the Faroese–Danish relationship has maintained its postcolonial character, where Denmark is awkwardly constituted as a maternalistic colonial power defending an adolescent colonized from the rest of the world. The real novelty is not the increased Faroese autonomy from Denmark, but how the EU challenges the unity of the postimperial Danish realm and hence the myth of a homogenous Danish nation-state.

AB - This article examines the intersection of postimperial sovereignty and European integration in the context of a disintegrating Nordic empire. More specifically, it explores the relationships between the Faroe Islands – a group of self-governing islands in the North Atlantic – Denmark and the rest of the world. While the Faroe Islands have gained increased autonomy from Denmark, Faroese separatists are now discussing whether to transfer their newly won autonomy further on to the EU. This contradictory development of separation and integration is shaped by interweaving ideas of sovereignty, nationalism, globalization and postcolonial dependency. The article shows that the Faroese–Danish relationship is being internationalized and Europeanized as the EU and UN become reference points in negotiations of political visions for an independent Faroese state and the controversial issue of pilot whaling. Notwithstanding dramatic transformations, the Faroese–Danish relationship has maintained its postcolonial character, where Denmark is awkwardly constituted as a maternalistic colonial power defending an adolescent colonized from the rest of the world. The real novelty is not the increased Faroese autonomy from Denmark, but how the EU challenges the unity of the postimperial Danish realm and hence the myth of a homogenous Danish nation-state.

KW - Faculty of Social Sciences

KW - Denmark

KW - Empire

KW - post-colonialism

KW - post-imperialism

KW - sovereignty

KW - Faroe Islands

KW - EU

KW - European Integration

KW - Identity

U2 - 10.1177/0010836713514150

DO - 10.1177/0010836713514150

M3 - Journal article

VL - 49

SP - 55

EP - 79

JO - Cooperation and Conflict

JF - Cooperation and Conflict

SN - 0010-8367

IS - 1

ER -

ID: 128478065