Projects

Equal treatment of Greenlanders in Denmark

This study examines the status of equal treatment of Greenlanders living in Denmark.

Greenlanders are Danish citizens by law but seem to be a hitherto overlooked group of citizens in the question of equal treatment of minorities in Denmark. Greenlanders are not officially recognised as constituting an ethnic minority in Denmark, but they face some of the same barriers and problems as other ethnic minority groups in Danish society. Even though Greenlanders in many respects are well integrated in Danish society, a preliminary study (DIHR: 2013) has indicated that individuals among them experience discrimination within different public domains.

The Institute has therefore initiated this study of how Greenlanders perceive their situation, with a focus on how they experience equal access to services and equal opportunities in society. The project consists of three parts: a legal analysis of the legal rights of Greenlanders in Denmark; a quantitative analysis of Greenlanders’ experiences of contact with the social system in Denmark based on a questionnaire-based survey; and a qualitative analysis based on individual cases – narratives – describing how the informants experienced encounters with the Danish public sector.

For the qualitative analysis, DIHR has commissioned SFI (The Danish National Centre for Social Research) to conduct the survey. The aim is to invite 1,000 citizens of Greenlandic descent in Denmark to complete the questionnaire (this target group is defined as being persons with one or two Greenlandic parents).

Partners

The Danish National Centre for Social Research (SFI)

The Danish National Centre for Social Research
The Danish National Centre for Social Research

Period

Starts:2013
Ends: 2014

Contact

Head of Discrimination Helpline, Equal Treatment