Sonja Novak Lukanović
Biographic Data
| ID | 180868 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sonja Novak Lukanović |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sonja Novak |
| FAMILY NAME | Lukanović |
| SIGNATURE | LUKANOVIĆ S N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Inštitut za narodnostna vprašanja , Erjavčeva 26 , Ljubljana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2045-788X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Primjeri učenja slovenskog jezika u hrvatskom pograničnom području uz slovensko-hrvatsku granicu
Examples of Learning the Slovenian Language in the Croatian Border Area along the Slovenian-Croatian Border: Then and Now The paper analyses the status of the Slovenian language in Croatia, with particular emphasis on the opportunities and modes of learning it in the border areas along the Slovenian–Croatian border. In Croatia, the Slovenian language has a dual role – it is both a minority language and the language of a neighbouring state. The pa…
The Bilingualism Bonus in Socialist Slovenia
The objective of the article is to establish why a financial bonus for Slovenian–Italian bilingualism was introduced in the District of Koper (comprising today’s Slovenian municipalities of Ankaran, Koper, Izola and Piran), which came under Yugoslav rule after 1954. Using Brubaker’s triadic nexus concept and analysis of newly discovered archival sources, the authors found that (a) on the federal level, Yugoslavia only focused on minority protecti…
Cross-Border Education
The article deals with increasing cross-border education, namely students from Slovenia attending upper-secondary level minority schools in Austrian Carinthia. We conducted interviews with school management and focus groups with students, who also completed a short questionnaire. Based on qualitative and quantitative data, we drew conclusions about the motives of students from Slovenia for enrolment in Slovene minority schools in Austria and abou…
Pupils’ and Parents’ Opinions on Schools with Italian as the Language of Instruction
The model of education in the ethnically mixed area of Slovene Istria is designed to ensure schooling for members of the Italian national community and their children in their own language, i.e., Italian. Although also attended by pupils of other nationalities, primary schools with Italian as the language of instruction are key for the preservation of Italian culture and language. The authors present selected research findings that shed light on …
Scholarship Holders from the Slovene Raba Region – Promoters of the Development of the Slovene National Community in Hungary
Based on an online survey conducted among scholarship holders from the Slovene Raba Region who studied at higher education institutions in Slovenia, interviews with representatives of minority organisations, professional literature and newspaper reports, the article analyses the role of this group of scholarship holders in the development of the Slovene national community in Hungary. The results confirm the initial assumption that scholarship hol…
Thirty Years of Slovene Language Learning in Croatia
The article explores Slovene language learning among the members of the Slovene community in Croatia over the past thirty years and their efforts to preserve and revitalise the Slovene language in Croatia. Slovenes have held the status of a national minority in Croatia since 1990. Before that, they had been one of the constituent nations of the common state, i.e., the former Yugoslavia. At that time, there had been a decrease in the use of Sloven…
The Italian National Community in Slovenia during the Covid-19 Epidemic
The article presents the views and opinions of the members of the Italian national community regarding the organisation of their institutions and schools and regarding state borders with Italy and Croatia during the Covid-19 epidemic in Slovenia. The main purpose of the study, which took the form of a telephone interview, was to explore the situation of the Italian national community during this period. Given the uncertainty awaiting it in the fu…
Does bilingualism have an economic value in the ethnically mixed regions of Slovenia
The paper considers whether bilingualism has an economic value in Slovenia’s two ethnically mixed regions, or whether its value is more related to identity, and restricted primarily to the personal, educational and cultural spheres. Specifically, it asks whether bilingualism is rewarded on the labour market and what local people think about this issue. The two regions of the country that are officially bilingual are presented, with a focus on min…
Attitudes to bilingual education in Slovenia
The two different models of bilingual/multilingual education that have been developed in Slovenia since the 1950s in the regions of Prekmurje (minority language Hungarian) and Slovene Istria (Italian) are the result of international agreements, education and language policies, social and demographic factors. The basic aim in both cases is to help ensure the equal rights of the minority community, their language and their culture. In this paper, w…
Language policy in Slovenia
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 article 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 f…
Bilingual education in Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia is a multinational, culturally pluralistic and multilingual society. The multilingualism is reflected not only in the use of the languages of the national minorities/nationalities but also in the diversity of languages of the nations of Yugoslavia. The equality of these languages is also reflected in the system of education, through which it is possible for the members of various nations and national minorities/ nationalities to be edu…
Language policy in Slovenia
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 article 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 f…
Does bilingualism have an economic value in the ethnically mixed regions of Slovenia
The paper considers whether bilingualism has an economic value in Slovenia’s two ethnically mixed regions, or whether its value is more related to identity, and restricted primarily to the personal, educational and cultural spheres. Specifically, it asks whether bilingualism is rewarded on the labour market and what local people think about this issue. The two regions of the country that are officially bilingual are presented, with a focus on min…
Attitudes to bilingual education in Slovenia
The two different models of bilingual/multilingual education that have been developed in Slovenia since the 1950s in the regions of Prekmurje (minority language Hungarian) and Slovene Istria (Italian) are the result of international agreements, education and language policies, social and demographic factors. The basic aim in both cases is to help ensure the equal rights of the minority community, their language and their culture. In this paper, w…
Cross-Border Education
The article deals with increasing cross-border education, namely students from Slovenia attending upper-secondary level minority schools in Austrian Carinthia. We conducted interviews with school management and focus groups with students, who also completed a short questionnaire. Based on qualitative and quantitative data, we drew conclusions about the motives of students from Slovenia for enrolment in Slovene minority schools in Austria and abou…
Bilingual education in Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia is a multinational, culturally pluralistic and multilingual society. The multilingualism is reflected not only in the use of the languages of the national minorities/nationalities but also in the diversity of languages of the nations of Yugoslavia. The equality of these languages is also reflected in the system of education, through which it is possible for the members of various nations and national minorities/ nationalities to be edu…
Language policy in Slovenia
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 article 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 f…
Attitudes to bilingual education in Slovenia
The two different models of bilingual/multilingual education that have been developed in Slovenia since the 1950s in the regions of Prekmurje (minority language Hungarian) and Slovene Istria (Italian) are the result of international agreements, education and language policies, social and demographic factors. The basic aim in both cases is to help ensure the equal rights of the minority community, their language and their culture. In this paper, w…
Does bilingualism have an economic value in the ethnically mixed regions of Slovenia
The paper considers whether bilingualism has an economic value in Slovenia’s two ethnically mixed regions, or whether its value is more related to identity, and restricted primarily to the personal, educational and cultural spheres. Specifically, it asks whether bilingualism is rewarded on the labour market and what local people think about this issue. The two regions of the country that are officially bilingual are presented, with a focus on min…
The Italian National Community in Slovenia during the Covid-19 Epidemic
The article presents the views and opinions of the members of the Italian national community regarding the organisation of their institutions and schools and regarding state borders with Italy and Croatia during the Covid-19 epidemic in Slovenia. The main purpose of the study, which took the form of a telephone interview, was to explore the situation of the Italian national community during this period. Given the uncertainty awaiting it in the fu…
Thirty Years of Slovene Language Learning in Croatia
The article explores Slovene language learning among the members of the Slovene community in Croatia over the past thirty years and their efforts to preserve and revitalise the Slovene language in Croatia. Slovenes have held the status of a national minority in Croatia since 1990. Before that, they had been one of the constituent nations of the common state, i.e., the former Yugoslavia. At that time, there had been a decrease in the use of Sloven…
Pupils’ and Parents’ Opinions on Schools with Italian as the Language of Instruction
The model of education in the ethnically mixed area of Slovene Istria is designed to ensure schooling for members of the Italian national community and their children in their own language, i.e., Italian. Although also attended by pupils of other nationalities, primary schools with Italian as the language of instruction are key for the preservation of Italian culture and language. The authors present selected research findings that shed light on …
Scholarship Holders from the Slovene Raba Region – Promoters of the Development of the Slovene National Community in Hungary
Based on an online survey conducted among scholarship holders from the Slovene Raba Region who studied at higher education institutions in Slovenia, interviews with representatives of minority organisations, professional literature and newspaper reports, the article analyses the role of this group of scholarship holders in the development of the Slovene national community in Hungary. The results confirm the initial assumption that scholarship hol…
Cross-Border Education
The article deals with increasing cross-border education, namely students from Slovenia attending upper-secondary level minority schools in Austrian Carinthia. We conducted interviews with school management and focus groups with students, who also completed a short questionnaire. Based on qualitative and quantitative data, we drew conclusions about the motives of students from Slovenia for enrolment in Slovene minority schools in Austria and abou…
The Bilingualism Bonus in Socialist Slovenia
The objective of the article is to establish why a financial bonus for Slovenian–Italian bilingualism was introduced in the District of Koper (comprising today’s Slovenian municipalities of Ankaran, Koper, Izola and Piran), which came under Yugoslav rule after 1954. Using Brubaker’s triadic nexus concept and analysis of newly discovered archival sources, the authors found that (a) on the federal level, Yugoslavia only focused on minority protecti…
Primjeri učenja slovenskog jezika u hrvatskom pograničnom području uz slovensko-hrvatsku granicu
Examples of Learning the Slovenian Language in the Croatian Border Area along the Slovenian-Croatian Border: Then and Now The paper analyses the status of the Slovenian language in Croatia, with particular emphasis on the opportunities and modes of learning it in the border areas along the Slovenian–Croatian border. In Croatia, the Slovenian language has a dual role – it is both a minority language and the language of a neighbouring state. The pa…
Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Linguistics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (6 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Ethnic group (3 works) · Minority language (3 works) · Neuroscience of multilingualism (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)