58 / 2023

Marta Rendla, Janja Sedlaček

The Economic Development of Goriška and Nova Gorica and Migratory Movements (1945–1969)

After World War II, the economic development of Goriška and Nova Gorica focused on strengthening industry in line with Yugoslavia’s general orientation toward accelerated industrialization. The first reconstruction period (1947–1956) saw growth on the foundations of modest prewar industry and crafts. Later, in 1957–1969, the emphasis was on overcoming the earlier development anomalies, on creating a more harmonious and diversified development, in which the previously neglected economic sectors (agriculture, construction, transport, trade, crafts, tourism) took priority, and on more quickly developing the new industries that emerged after the war. As a result of severing ties with the Italian political and economic unit and acceding to Yugoslavia, the territory and economy of Goriška experienced significant migratory dynamics. This migration influenced and shaped the post-war development of Goriška’s economy and the newly founded Nova Gorica—the new administrative-political, economic, and cultural center of Goriška.
Keywords: Goriška, Nova Gorica, economic development, 1945−1969, migrations

58 / 2023

Marta Rendla, Janja Sedlaček

The Economic Development of Goriška and Nova Gorica and Migratory Movements (1945–1969)

After World War II, the economic development of Goriška and Nova Gorica focused on strengthening industry in line with Yugoslavia’s general orientation toward accelerated industrialization. The first reconstruction period (1947–1956) saw growth on the foundations of modest prewar industry and crafts. Later, in 1957–1969, the emphasis was on overcoming the earlier development anomalies, on creating a more harmonious and diversified development, in which the previously neglected economic sectors (agriculture, construction, transport, trade, crafts, tourism) took priority, and on more quickly developing the new industries that emerged after the war. As a result of severing ties with the Italian political and economic unit and acceding to Yugoslavia, the territory and economy of Goriška experienced significant migratory dynamics. This migration influenced and shaped the post-war development of Goriška’s economy and the newly founded Nova Gorica—the new administrative-political, economic, and cultural center of Goriška.
Keywords: Goriška, Nova Gorica, economic development, 1945−1969, migrations

58 / 2023

Aleksej Kalc

Migrant Savings and Their Paths to the Homeland in the Decades Before World War I

The work deals with the remittances of Austro-Hungarian and Slovenian emigrants in the period of mass migration from the 1890s to World War I. It presents the scope and dynamics of migrants’ money flows from abroad based on the statistics of the Ministry of Finance and expert studies. It also estimates the share of remittances of emigrants from Carniola. The second part of the article discusses the remittance systems and the losses caused by organizational inconsistencies, technical incongruences, and intentional fraud committed by various economic subjects involved in the remittance business.
Keywords: migrants’ remittances, remittance transfer system, migration policy, Austria-Hungary, Slovenia

58 / 2023

Aleksej Kalc

Migrant Savings and Their Paths to the Homeland in the Decades Before World War I

The work deals with the remittances of Austro-Hungarian and Slovenian emigrants in the period of mass migration from the 1890s to World War I. It presents the scope and dynamics of migrants’ money flows from abroad based on the statistics of the Ministry of Finance and expert studies. It also estimates the share of remittances of emigrants from Carniola. The second part of the article discusses the remittance systems and the losses caused by organizational inconsistencies, technical incongruences, and intentional fraud committed by various economic subjects involved in the remittance business.
Keywords: migrants’ remittances, remittance transfer system, migration policy, Austria-Hungary, Slovenia

58 / 2023

Leonora Flis

The Narrative of Social (In)Justice, Feminism, and Migration in Slavenka Drakulić’s Selected Works

Slavenka Drakulić (1949) is a renowned Croatian journalist and writer who started her professional career in Croatia but later gained popularity in other European countries and the United States, where many of her books were published. Her writing has been marked by social criticism and feminist traits. The article focuses on her works that point to questions of social (in)equality and the marginalization of certain social groups or even nations. Moreover, her works expose the position of women in society and shed light on migrations, whether through the images of refugees from crisis zones or migrations from Eastern Europe to the West for political and economic reasons.
Keywords: Slavenka Drakulić, feminism, social (in)equality, migrations, marginalization

58 / 2023

Leonora Flis

The Narrative of Social (In)Justice, Feminism, and Migration in Slavenka Drakulić’s Selected Works

Slavenka Drakulić (1949) is a renowned Croatian journalist and writer who started her professional career in Croatia but later gained popularity in other European countries and the United States, where many of her books were published. Her writing has been marked by social criticism and feminist traits. The article focuses on her works that point to questions of social (in)equality and the marginalization of certain social groups or even nations. Moreover, her works expose the position of women in society and shed light on migrations, whether through the images of refugees from crisis zones or migrations from Eastern Europe to the West for political and economic reasons.
Keywords: Slavenka Drakulić, feminism, social (in)equality, migrations, marginalization

58 / 2023

Mojca Kovačič, Urša Šivic

Migrations of the Nationalization of Music: From Folk to Folk-Pop Music

The paper discusses folk and folk-pop music from the perspective of the development of their symbolic meaning for the immediate and wider community. The migration of ascribed meanings and moral and aesthetic values from one era to another, from one community to another, or from one social class to another is the focus of the observation of these two musical genres, which link a number of dichotomies. If folk music played one of the most important nationally representative roles in the 20th century, in recent decades, folk-pop music has begun to play this role alongside folk music, as state policies have begun to accept it as part of their agenda, thus legitimizing it as a symbol of national representation.
Keywords: folk music, folk-pop music, cultural nationalism, cultural policy, national identity

58 / 2023

Mojca Kovačič, Urša Šivic

Migrations of the Nationalization of Music: From Folk to Folk-Pop Music

The paper discusses folk and folk-pop music from the perspective of the development of their symbolic meaning for the immediate and wider community. The migration of ascribed meanings and moral and aesthetic values from one era to another, from one community to another, or from one social class to another is the focus of the observation of these two musical genres, which link a number of dichotomies. If folk music played one of the most important nationally representative roles in the 20th century, in recent decades, folk-pop music has begun to play this role alongside folk music, as state policies have begun to accept it as part of their agenda, thus legitimizing it as a symbol of national representation.
Keywords: folk music, folk-pop music, cultural nationalism, cultural policy, national identity

58 / 2023

Natalija Majsova, Jasmina Šepetavc

Slovenian Folk-Pop Music as Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Critical Analysis of the Discourses and Practices of Heritage Gatekeepers in Slovenia and Slovenian Diasporas

Based on thirteen interviews with foreign, national, regional, and local folk-pop museum and festival representatives, the article unpacks in what ways these heritage gatekeepers understand folk-pop music as heritage. The authors further analyze to what extent the definitions of popular-music genres as cultural heritage in the diasporas and Slovenia coincide or differ. The analysis shows that the gatekeepers’ understanding of folk-pop as heritage tends to be broader than their heritage activities indicate. Moreover, stakeholders’ assessments of the impact of Slovenian diasporas abroad and foreign influences on Slovenian culture significantly affect their understanding of folk-pop as heritage.
Keywords: folk-pop music, heritage gatekeepers, hybridity, Slovenians abroad, Slovenia

58 / 2023

Natalija Majsova, Jasmina Šepetavc

Slovenian Folk-Pop Music as Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Critical Analysis of the Discourses and Practices of Heritage Gatekeepers in Slovenia and Slovenian Diasporas

Based on thirteen interviews with foreign, national, regional, and local folk-pop museum and festival representatives, the article unpacks in what ways these heritage gatekeepers understand folk-pop music as heritage. The authors further analyze to what extent the definitions of popular-music genres as cultural heritage in the diasporas and Slovenia coincide or differ. The analysis shows that the gatekeepers’ understanding of folk-pop as heritage tends to be broader than their heritage activities indicate. Moreover, stakeholders’ assessments of the impact of Slovenian diasporas abroad and foreign influences on Slovenian culture significantly affect their understanding of folk-pop as heritage.
Keywords: folk-pop music, heritage gatekeepers, hybridity, Slovenians abroad, Slovenia