Are the Gottschee Germans in Diaspora a Part of Slovene Emigration

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ID18948387
AuthorsAnja Moric (0000-0002-3497-4482, Glasbenonarodopisni inštitut ZRC SAZU, Novi trg 5 SI-1000 Ljubljana; Oddelek za etnologijo in kulturno antropologijo, Filozofska fakulteta Univerza v Ljubljani , Zavetiška ulica 5 , Ljubljana , [email protected] ., corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume87
Issue87
Pages127-149
Publication date2021-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTreatises and Documents Journal of Ethnic Studies / Razprave in Gradivo Revija za narodnostna vprašanja (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0354-0286 • E-ISSN: 1854-5181
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.36144/rig87.dec21.127-149
OpenAlexW4391386065
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

Slovene nationalism has developed along the lines of the so-called Eastern nationalisms, which are characterised by their understanding of culture and ethnicity as the fundamental unifying element of a nation. Accordingly, the prevailing view is that the Slovene nation and Slovene emigration are based on Slovene ethnic origin and the Slovene language, wherefore the members of other ethnic groups (Germans, Hungarians, Jews, etc.) are excluded from the concept of Slovene nationhood or Slovene emigration, despite their longstanding presence in the territory of the Republic of Slovenia. Indeed, the question arises; if they do not belong to Slovene emigration, to whose emigration do they belong? Based on the civic (voluntaristic, territorial) understanding of the nation and field research conducted among the Gottscheer diaspora in the USA, Canada, Austria and Germany, I analyse the problem described in the case of Gottschee Germans

Ancient history · Diaspora · Emigration · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Nationalism · Political science · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Central European national history · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · History · Law

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