An exploration of Greenland's response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors
Nathansen, Rikke ; Kristensen, Maria Skjærbæk
Term
3. term
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-01-04
Pages
84
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan Grønland reagerede på COVID-19-pandemien i 2020, med særligt fokus på myndighedernes krisekommunikation, politiske tiltag og borgernes reaktioner. Studiet anvender et kvalitativt design med netnografi og tematisk analyse af offentlige pressemøder, nyhedsartikler og online-kommentarer. Analysen forankres i krisekommunikationslitteraturen (herunder pre-krise, respons og post-krise faser) og trækker på Image Repair Theory og Situational Crisis Communication Theory til at belyse budskabsstrategier, ansvarstilskrivning og omdømmestyring i en lille, geografisk afsides kontekst. Ifølge indholdsoversigten struktureres resultaterne omkring temaer som Grønlands fordele og ulemper, regeringsledelse, borgerinddragelse, global påvirkning, rejserestriktioner, regler og planer, afhængighedsforhold samt erhvervs- og økonomiske konsekvenser. Det medfølgende uddrag indeholder endnu ikke de endelige konklusioner, men skitserer data, metode og teoretiske greb, der tilsammen skal belyse, hvordan tiltag blev kommunikeret og modtaget. Specialet sigter mod at bidrage til forståelsen af krisekommunikation og beslutningstagning i et arktisk selvstyre, hvor isolation kan være både en styrke og en sårbarhed.
This thesis examines how Greenland responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with particular emphasis on government crisis communication, policy measures, and public reactions. It uses a qualitative design, applying netnography and thematic analysis to government press conferences, news articles, and online comments. The analysis is grounded in crisis communication scholarship (including pre-crisis, response, and post-crisis phases) and draws on Image Repair Theory and Situational Crisis Communication Theory to interpret message strategies, attributions of responsibility, and reputation management in a small, geographically remote setting. As outlined by the table of contents, the findings are organized around themes such as Greenland’s advantages and disadvantages, government management, citizen involvement, global impact, travel restrictions, rules and plans, dependency relations, and effects on business and the economy. The excerpt does not yet present final conclusions, but it lays out the data, methods, and theoretical lenses that will be used to analyze how measures were communicated and received. The study aims to contribute to understanding crisis communication and decision-making in an Arctic self-governing territory where isolation can be both an asset and a vulnerability.
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