About the project
The project focuses on the following main topics:
- The legal development in Greenland
- The development of Crime in Greenland
- Gender and violence in Greenland
- Comparative studies between Greenland and the other Nordic countries
Background
KRIG was founded in September 2006. KRIG consists of scholars with a background in criminal law, criminology, sociology of law, anthropology, social studies and social economics.
Researchers in KRIG share the following theoretical preoccupations: marginalisation, exclusion, systems of control, colonialisation and North/north conflict.
Funding
Ilsimatusarifik (University of Greenland).
The project is funded by Nordisk Samarbeidsråd for kriminologi (Nsfk) and Det Frie Forskningsraadet, Denmark.
Collaboration
The project involves collaboration between researchers from Copenhagen University, the University of Oslo and Ilsimatusarfik (University of Greenland).
The project is headed by professor Cecilie Høigård.