New report: The Nordic autonomous regions from a peace perspective

29.05.15 | News
Selvstyre i Norden
In a world that appears increasingly troubling, the autonomy of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland is worth studying from the perspective of conflict resolution. A new report by the Nordic Council in collaboration with the Åland Island’s Peace Institute presents a comparative study of developments in the autonomous regions’ legal, economic, and security policies.

The Nordic Region has enjoyed two centuries of peaceful co-existence and conflict resolution that are worth highlighting and learning from. As a result, the Nordic autonomous regions have attracted considerable attention in recent years.

Against this background, the Nordic Council tasked the Åland Islands Peace Institute with conducting a scientific project to investigate the lessons that can be drawn from a comparative study of developments in the autonomous regions’ legal, economic, and security policies.

The study, which has been edited by Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark and Gunilla Herolf, is called The Nordic autonomous regions from a peace perspective – the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland, and can be ordered from www.peace.ax

Here are a summary of the conclusions:

The Nordic autonomous regions from a peace perspective – the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland (Policy Brief)

The project also included a conference, which took place in Mariehamn on 26 January 2015.

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