The chapter in Mitja Žagar's book »Central Europe, and the shaping of collective European identities« was proclaimed the most outstanding scientific achievement of 2013 in the field of social sciences – ethnic question in the RS in the year 2012. The monograph, based on the essay of M. Kundera “Tragedy of Central Europe” (1984) represents a key theoretical and philosophical work on the concept of Central Europe in the context of European integrations and “New Europe”. Its chapters were written, among others, by Zygmunt Bauman, G. Schöpflin, L. Donskis, S. Auer, R. Rizman, S. Bianchini, I. Dabašinskiene, A. Balcytiene, J. D. Mininger, K. Czyzewski, S. Abrahám and R. Raud. The author’s chapter is written as a scholarly (conceptual) treatise that addresses collective identities and particularly the shaping and transformation of European and Central European identities. Considering Kundera’s concepts and thoughts of other authors and deriving from own experiences, the chapter discusses the role of – belletristic, historic, political and philosophical – literature in the understanding and conceptualizations of Central Europe and in shaping of European and Central European identities.
COBISS.SI-ID: 12280141
The book analyzes the ethnic processes in Slovenian-Croatian border region, which was considered as regio specialis, according to the series of findings in previous research of both authors. The core scientific question aimed at explanations of specific spatial relations as concerns the census self-identifications on ethnic affiliations and mother tongue. Moreover, to adequately respond to the posed question, the authors applied innovative analytical methodology combining census data with socio-spatial information and thus rendering previously inapt valuable indicators after 1991.
COBISS.SI-ID: 254083584
The article presents the specificity of development features and effects of mass traumatizations in Primorska/Littoral and Carinthia. Special attention is dedicated to the period between 1914-1925. The author tackles the topic on the basis of diverse memoirs and autobiographical materials, ranging from the well known to the less known writers and authors (e.g., S. Kosovel, F. Eller, F. K. Meško, P. Voranc, mountaineer K. Jug, caricaturists H. Smrekar and M. Gaspari), which she analyses by means of historic, neuroscientific, and psychoanalytical findings.
COBISS.SI-ID: 11631181
The historical background, political changes, migration processes, EU membership and the current socio-linguistic situation have all influenced language policy and language planning in Slovenia. This paper presents the most important aspects of language policy in Slovenia with a focus on the concept of linguistic diversity. The ethnic make-up of Slovenia, including the differing statuses and rights of specific groups, is described in order to facilitate understanding of language policy. The role of language within education is explored, in particular in relation to bilingual education in nationally mixed areas. Two models of bilingual education (involving Slovene plus Italian or Hungarian) are presented and finally pupils' attitudes towards these models and the minority language involved, obtained through an empirical research project, are discussed.
COBISS.SI-ID: 12144717
The book deals with the initial period in the genesis of the present-day Slovene-Croatian boundary in Istria with particular emphasis on the specific emigrant aspect of the Slovene-Croatian demarcation process in Istria during the WWII. The issue of the inner boundary line in Istria was first posed in March 1943 at the initiative of the British diplomacy; the Foreign Office consulted the main secretary of the CPP and the vice-president of the Yugoslav government in London J. Krnjević on that matter. Two answers were formed in London in the next three months: line »Umag-Klana« in the report of member of the leadership of the Yugoslav committee from Italy, D. Šepić, and line »Dragonja-Šapjane-prewar Croatian border« in Krnjević's CPP memorandum on the future Croatian boundary lines. This decision of the leaders of the CPP significantly affected the viewpoint, taken by the Croatian partisan movement (in which CPP was represented with his left wing) after the capitulation of Italy and indirectly also the course of the post-war republic (and later state) boundary line between Slovenia and Croatia in Istria.
COBISS.SI-ID: 4540652