The article examines whether the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, particularlythrough the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation (AMMR), enablesthe practical realization of the principle of solidarity enshrined in Article 80 TFEU.It analyzes the design of the Annual Solidarity Pool, relocation procedures, andalternative solidarity measures, highlighting both their potential and structuralshortcomings. While the mechanism represents a step toward a more systematicapproach to solidarity, its flexibility, continued reliance on Dublin criteria, and theweak monitoring framework raise doubts about its capacity to effectively rebalanceresponsibilities and protect asylum seekers’ rights in practice.
KEYWORDS: solidarity, EU asylum policy, AMMR, Dublin system, Pact on Migrationand Asylum

The article examines whether the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, particularlythrough the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation (AMMR), enablesthe practical realization of the principle of solidarity enshrined in Article 80 TFEU.It analyzes the design of the Annual Solidarity Pool, relocation procedures, andalternative solidarity measures, highlighting both their potential and structuralshortcomings. While the mechanism represents a step toward a more systematicapproach to solidarity, its flexibility, continued reliance on Dublin criteria, and theweak monitoring framework raise doubts about its capacity to effectively rebalanceresponsibilities and protect asylum seekers’ rights in practice.
KEYWORDS: solidarity, EU asylum policy, AMMR, Dublin system, Pact on Migrationand Asylum

The only research institute in Slovenia that—from its founding to the present—hasbeen entirely devoted to the themes of international migration through its researchactivities, teaching, and practical application of scholarly knowledge is celebratingits fortieth anniversary as part of the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academyof Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU). The institute had previously operated—underanother name—within the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU), as didmost of the institutes that comprise the academy’s Research Centre today. With theResearch Centre’s founding in 1981 and its rapid development in the following years,the conditions were in place for the then Institute for Emigration Studies at SAZU,established just four years earlier, to be the last of SAZU’s institutes to join what is nowan internationally renowned research organization. Although the history of today’sSlovenian Migration Institute (SMI) extends somewhat farther back—to the 1960s—the year 1986 represents the most important turning point in its development.

The only research institute in Slovenia that—from its founding to the present—hasbeen entirely devoted to the themes of international migration through its researchactivities, teaching, and practical application of scholarly knowledge is celebratingits fortieth anniversary as part of the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academyof Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU). The institute had previously operated—underanother name—within the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU), as didmost of the institutes that comprise the academy’s Research Centre today. With theResearch Centre’s founding in 1981 and its rapid development in the following years,the conditions were in place for the then Institute for Emigration Studies at SAZU,established just four years earlier, to be the last of SAZU’s institutes to join what is nowan internationally renowned research organization. Although the history of today’sSlovenian Migration Institute (SMI) extends somewhat farther back—to the 1960s—the year 1986 represents the most important turning point in its development.

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