This article examines how labor migration into Pula, particularly by Slovenian workers, shaped the city’s multiethnic composition and fostered its social and economic development. The construction of the Naval Arsenal in the mid-nineteenth century marked a pivotal moment in Pula’s urban, demographic, and ethnic transformation. The article also situates these historical processes in relation to contemporary migration patterns, the lasting presence of Slovenians in Pula, and the ongoing issues of integration, cultural identity, and spatial symbolism.
Keywords: Pula, Slovenians, Arsenal, migration, ethnic minorities

This article examines how labor migration into Pula, particularly by Slovenian workers, shaped the city’s multiethnic composition and fostered its social and economic development. The construction of the Naval Arsenal in the mid-nineteenth century marked a pivotal moment in Pula’s urban, demographic, and ethnic transformation. The article also situates these historical processes in relation to contemporary migration patterns, the lasting presence of Slovenians in Pula, and the ongoing issues of integration, cultural identity, and spatial symbolism.
Keywords: Pula, Slovenians, Arsenal, migration, ethnic minorities

Starting from the conceptual basis, grounded in the theory of segmented assimilation, that there is the possibility of the existence of several ways in which different generations of minority communities can be integrated into the society of the country of immigration, this paper aims to determine whether there are intergenerational differences in the integration of Croats in Slovenia. Through participants’ self-reflection on their own perceptions of their integration across the structural, cultural, interactional, and identification dimensions, the results of a 2022 survey (N=300) confirmed the existence of intergenerational differences.
Keywords: Croats in Slovenia, intergenerational differences in integration, theory of segmented assimilation, quantitative research

Starting from the conceptual basis, grounded in the theory of segmented assimilation, that there is the possibility of the existence of several ways in which different generations of minority communities can be integrated into the society of the country of immigration, this paper aims to determine whether there are intergenerational differences in the integration of Croats in Slovenia. Through participants’ self-reflection on their own perceptions of their integration across the structural, cultural, interactional, and identification dimensions, the results of a 2022 survey (N=300) confirmed the existence of intergenerational differences.
Keywords: Croats in Slovenia, intergenerational differences in integration, theory of segmented assimilation, quantitative research

This article examines the role of slivovitz (slivovka) in reproducing national identities among Slovenian migrants during socialist Yugoslavia. The study builds on the concepts of banal and everyday nationalism, which locate nationalism in routines and unreflected practices of “ordinary people.” The source base is a corpus of texts from the migrant journal Rodna gruda (1954–1986), in which the word slivovka appears. The analysis shows that national identities were reproduced not only in institutional settings but also in material practices – on spill-stained tables, in glasses, and in toasts – embedding individual acts in broader collective processes of nationalism.
Keywords: national identity, everyday nationalism, banal nationalism, material culture, Slovenian migrants, Yugoslavia

This article examines the role of slivovitz (slivovka) in reproducing national identities among Slovenian migrants during socialist Yugoslavia. The study builds on the concepts of banal and everyday nationalism, which locate nationalism in routines and unreflected practices of “ordinary people.” The source base is a corpus of texts from the migrant journal Rodna gruda (1954–1986), in which the word slivovka appears. The analysis shows that national identities were reproduced not only in institutional settings but also in material practices – on spill-stained tables, in glasses, and in toasts – embedding individual acts in broader collective processes of nationalism.
Keywords: national identity, everyday nationalism, banal nationalism, material culture, Slovenian migrants, Yugoslavia

This article reconceptualizes dehumanization as an ideological epistemology of inequality, a modular grammar through which social hierarchies appear moral, natural, and inevitable. It argues that structural inequality produces the dehumanizing ideologies required for its own legitimation: these belief systems transform domination into moral order. By tracing how such ideologies become institutionalized, the article shifts the analysis from individual prejudice to the structural organization of belief. It concludes that overcoming inequality requires dismantling the epistemological frameworks that make dehumanization intelligible and justifiable.
Keywords: dehumanization, structural inequality, ideological epistemology, stigma and hierarchy, diversity regimes

This article reconceptualizes dehumanization as an ideological epistemology of inequality, a modular grammar through which social hierarchies appear moral, natural, and inevitable. It argues that structural inequality produces the dehumanizing ideologies required for its own legitimation: these belief systems transform domination into moral order. By tracing how such ideologies become institutionalized, the article shifts the analysis from individual prejudice to the structural organization of belief. It concludes that overcoming inequality requires dismantling the epistemological frameworks that make dehumanization intelligible and justifiable.
Keywords: dehumanization, structural inequality, ideological epistemology, stigma and hierarchy, diversity regimes

This study examined the impact of environmental transformations on migration behavior under conditions of environmental degradation, water scarcity, and soil exhaustion. A comparative analysis was conducted in vulnerable regions of Uzbekistan, Iran, China, and Kazakhstan using spatio-temporal demographic and environmental data. Findings revealed demographic shifts such as increased migration, youth out-migration, and declining fertility, alongside high mortality and morbidity in Kazakhstan. Legal frameworks evolved from declarative to adaptive policies. Results confirm the interrelation of environment, society, and migration, underscoring the need for integrated regional policies to address environmentally induced migration.
Keywords: environmental degradation, internal displacement, water scarcity, adaptive mechanisms, demographic vulnerability, environmental policy

This study examined the impact of environmental transformations on migration behavior under conditions of environmental degradation, water scarcity, and soil exhaustion. A comparative analysis was conducted in vulnerable regions of Uzbekistan, Iran, China, and Kazakhstan using spatio-temporal demographic and environmental data. Findings revealed demographic shifts such as increased migration, youth out-migration, and declining fertility, alongside high mortality and morbidity in Kazakhstan. Legal frameworks evolved from declarative to adaptive policies. Results confirm the interrelation of environment, society, and migration, underscoring the need for integrated regional policies to address environmentally induced migration.
Keywords: environmental degradation, internal displacement, water scarcity, adaptive mechanisms, demographic vulnerability, environmental policy