An Analysis of Immigration to Slovenia From (and Through) Countries of the Former SFRY With the Use of the Eclectic Model of International Migration

The article presents an analysis of immigration to Slovenia from (and through) the countries of the former SFRY. The framework of the analysis is an eclectic migration theory model, which synthesizes and upgrades existing migration theories. At the center of the model, the author places the world-systems theory, which is upgraded with findings of other key migration theories. Through the analysis of statistical data and interviews/conversations with experts and practitioners in Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as through the participation in the group for the preparation of the Slovenian Immigration Strategy, the author verifies the findings of the eclectic theoretical model on the case of immigration to Slovenia from (and through) the former SFRY.
Keywords: eclectic migration theory model, SFRY, Slovenia, migration theory