Simon Mølholm Olesen
Simon Mølholm Olesen is currently pursuing a PhD in History at the School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University. His research interests include the Dano-Inuit colonial encounter, early modern Greenland history, and the decolonization of Greenland. You can read more about his publications and work here
Contributions to nordics.info
2020.05.20 | Podcast, Simon Mølholm Olesen, The Borders of the Nordics, Region-building
Podcast: The Danish decolonisation of Greenland, 1945-54
Listen to an account of the Danish decolonisation of Greenland in either English or Danish! This podcast is part of a series where existing material on nordics.info is read out in assorted languages by colleagues and friends. Great for learning Danish or English. / Lyt til historien om Grøndlands afkolonialisering på engelsk eller dansk! Denne…
2019.08.19 | Article, Simon Mølholm Olesen, Governance, Nation building
The Danish decolonisation of Greenland, 1945-54
An international discussion on decolonisation followed in the aftermath of the Second World War in the mid-1940s. The newly formed United Nations created some of the most important platforms for these discussions. Consequently, Danish politicians and civil servants feared that Greenland, the last of the Danish colonies, would attract negative…