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Gustav Agneman, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Trump wants Greenland – but here’s what the people of Greenland want

Kulusuk village in East Greenland. Shutterstock/Muratart

In 2018, a colleague and I, together with a team of Greenlandic research assistants, conducted one of the most comprehensive surveys to date on public opinion in Greenland. We travelled to 13 randomly selected towns and settlements across the island nation, conducting in-person interviews with a representative sample of adult residents.

The survey explored a wide range of topics. We asked for views on climate change, economic matters – and the prospect of independence from Denmark. Until recently, this was the latest poll on what the people of Greenland thought about this issue.

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