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<p>The article analyses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the life and work of the Slovenian community in Croatia, focusing on the attitude of the Republic of Slovenia towards the members of such community and the challenges they encountered in maintaining contacts with Slovenia. The article studies Slovenian and Croatian media reports as well as documents published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia. In addition, it examines data obtained from interviewees who live in the border area and/or are active members of the Slovenian community in Croatia. The testimonies largely relate to changes of the border regime that have affected the interviewees’ private and professional life. The processes resulting from the measures adopted to tackle the pandemic have indeed left a deep imprint on the lives of the members of the Slovenian community in Croatia.</p>
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The article analyses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the life and work of the Slovenian community in Croatia, focusing on the attitude of the Republic of Slovenia towards the members of such community and the challenges they encountered in maintaining contacts with Slovenia. The article studies Slovenian and Croatian media reports as well as documents published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia. In addition, it examines data obtained from interviewees who live in the border area and/or are active members of the Slovenian community in Croatia. The testimonies largely relate to changes of the border regime that have affected the interviewees’ private and professional life. The processes resulting from the measures adopted to tackle the pandemic have indeed left a deep imprint on the lives of the members of the Slovenian community in Croatia.

The Slovenian Community in Croatia during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Treatises and Documents, Journal of Ethnic Studies / Razprave in Gradivo, Revija za narodnostna vprašanja

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The article analyses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the life and work of the Slovenian community in Croatia, focusing on the attitude of the Republic...

The Slovenian Community in Croatia during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Publié en ligne: 29 sept. 2023

Pages: 119 - 137

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36144/rig85.dec20.119-137

Mots clés
Slovenians in Croatia, Slovenian-Croatian border, border regime, Covid-19

© 2020 Barbara Riman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Slovenian Community in Croatia during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Publié en ligne: 29 sept. 2023

Pages: 119 - 137

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36144/rig85.dec20.119-137

Mots clésSlovenians in Croatia, Slovenian-Croatian border, border regime, Covid-19

© 2020 Barbara Riman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Slovenians in Croatia, Slovenian-Croatian border, border regime, Covid-19