33 / 2011

Rebeka Mesarić Žabčić

Croatian Radio and Television as a link between the Diaspora and Homeland Croatia: the examples of Italy, Austria and Hungary

Croatian Radio and Television has broadcast programs and content in Croatian to Croatian emigrants in Europe and around the world for more than fi fty years. The purpose of this paper is to show the role of Croatian Radio and Television in the preservation of Croatian identity among Croatian emigrants in general, and the example of Italy, Austria and Hungary to single out examples of good practice and themes that are most represented in the media, including the most popular, and concludes that the way in the future is to try to secure further bridges of cooperation through the media between Croatian emigrants and the Republic of Croatia.
KEY WORDS: Austria, Croatian Radio and Television, Croatian identity, Croatian emigrants, Italy, Hungary

33 / 2011

Rebeka Mesarić Žabčić

Croatian Radio and Television as a link between the Diaspora and Homeland Croatia: the examples of Italy, Austria and Hungary

Croatian Radio and Television has broadcast programs and content in Croatian to Croatian emigrants in Europe and around the world for more than fi fty years. The purpose of this paper is to show the role of Croatian Radio and Television in the preservation of Croatian identity among Croatian emigrants in general, and the example of Italy, Austria and Hungary to single out examples of good practice and themes that are most represented in the media, including the most popular, and concludes that the way in the future is to try to secure further bridges of cooperation through the media between Croatian emigrants and the Republic of Croatia.
KEY WORDS: Austria, Croatian Radio and Television, Croatian identity, Croatian emigrants, Italy, Hungary

33 / 2011

Marina Perić Kaselj

Ethnic identity of Croats in Switzerland: systematization and analysis of the activities and interactions of Croatian ethnic societies

The exploration of ethnic societies in destination countries is an important aspect in study of migrations. Ethnic societies not only shape the activities and identity of migrants, but also aff ect the integration of the immigrants into the receiving societies. The paper discusses the migration of Croats (Yugoslavs) to Switzerland, and the ethnic identity of Croatian migrants in Switzerland in terms of social organizing (through the activities and interactions of various Croatian ethnic societies) in the period when Croatia was part of Yugoslavia. The paper is an attempt to point to a specifi c social context and socio-cultural diff erences of Croatian migrants in relation to diff erent periods and causes of emigration, and thus to diff erent forms and intensity of ethnic organization and impacts of Croatian immigrant societies on the preservation of their ethnic identity as well as on the integration in Swiss society.
KEY WORDS: migrations, Croatian migrants, social organizing, Croats in Switzerland, Croatian ethnic societies, ethnic identity

33 / 2011

Marina Perić Kaselj

Ethnic identity of Croats in Switzerland: systematization and analysis of the activities and interactions of Croatian ethnic societies

The exploration of ethnic societies in destination countries is an important aspect in study of migrations. Ethnic societies not only shape the activities and identity of migrants, but also aff ect the integration of the immigrants into the receiving societies. The paper discusses the migration of Croats (Yugoslavs) to Switzerland, and the ethnic identity of Croatian migrants in Switzerland in terms of social organizing (through the activities and interactions of various Croatian ethnic societies) in the period when Croatia was part of Yugoslavia. The paper is an attempt to point to a specifi c social context and socio-cultural diff erences of Croatian migrants in relation to diff erent periods and causes of emigration, and thus to diff erent forms and intensity of ethnic organization and impacts of Croatian immigrant societies on the preservation of their ethnic identity as well as on the integration in Swiss society.
KEY WORDS: migrations, Croatian migrants, social organizing, Croats in Switzerland, Croatian ethnic societies, ethnic identity

33 / 2011

Željko Holjevac

The Identity of the Burgenland Croats: Origins and Perspectives

The modern identity of the Burgenland Croats as a term including equality, oneness and unity was formed after 1921 among the descendants of the Croats who left their old residences between the Drava River and the Adriatic Sea in the 16th century as parts of a large displacement of the Croatian lands before the tide of the Ottoman expansion in south-eastern Europe and settled on the western edge of Pannonia, i.e. in the area divided among the Austrian province of Burgenland (in Croatian “Gradišće”), the Vas county and the Győr-Moson-Sopron county in western Hungary, as well as the surroundings of Bratislava in Slovakia within the European Union.
KEY WORDS: Burgenland, Croats, identity

33 / 2011

Željko Holjevac

The Identity of the Burgenland Croats: Origins and Perspectives

The modern identity of the Burgenland Croats as a term including equality, oneness and unity was formed after 1921 among the descendants of the Croats who left their old residences between the Drava River and the Adriatic Sea in the 16th century as parts of a large displacement of the Croatian lands before the tide of the Ottoman expansion in south-eastern Europe and settled on the western edge of Pannonia, i.e. in the area divided among the Austrian province of Burgenland (in Croatian “Gradišće”), the Vas county and the Győr-Moson-Sopron county in western Hungary, as well as the surroundings of Bratislava in Slovakia within the European Union.
KEY WORDS: Burgenland, Croats, identity

33 / 2011

Karmen Erjavec, Zala Volčič

Hidden Minorities in Kosovo: “We Feel like Ghosts in our Own Community”

This article presents an analysis of the self-representation of the smaller (non-Serbian and non-KosovoAlbanian) minorities in Kosovo. On the basis of in-depth interviews with representatives of diff erent minorities living in Kosovo such as Roma, Ashkali, Egyptians, Bosniaks, Gorani, Croats and Turks, we reveal the ways in which they express their perceptions of living in the “new” Kosovo. The main contention of the article is that while these minority groups openly express that they are subject to discrimination and acknowledge how Kosovo Albanians and Serbs frame them as the “Other”, they want to remain “hidden”.
Keywords: hidden minorities, nationalism, communication, Kosovo, former Yugoslavia

33 / 2011

Karmen Erjavec, Zala Volčič

Hidden Minorities in Kosovo: “We Feel like Ghosts in our Own Community”

This article presents an analysis of the self-representation of the smaller (non-Serbian and non-KosovoAlbanian) minorities in Kosovo. On the basis of in-depth interviews with representatives of diff erent minorities living in Kosovo such as Roma, Ashkali, Egyptians, Bosniaks, Gorani, Croats and Turks, we reveal the ways in which they express their perceptions of living in the “new” Kosovo. The main contention of the article is that while these minority groups openly express that they are subject to discrimination and acknowledge how Kosovo Albanians and Serbs frame them as the “Other”, they want to remain “hidden”.
Keywords: hidden minorities, nationalism, communication, Kosovo, former Yugoslavia

33 / 2011

Breda Mulec

Brain Talent Circulation: A New Aim for Countries Connecting with Diasporas

The author tries to explain the phenomena of brain drain, brain gain and brain circulation. Since many countries are confronted with brain circulation, it has become a new aim of national strategies in connecting countries with diasporas. To explain the reasons for these migrations, the author used foreign studies, existent statistic information and the extensive public debate, which started in Slovenia. On this basis, she tries to answer the question whether Slovenia is facing brain drain or not, and states the most recent measures taken in the country. The author also mentions some examples of good practices and initiatives of international organizations considering brain circulation and then analyses networks, which are used for communicating with scientifi c diasporas. A part of these networks is also online communication with the help of new online communication technologies.
KEY WORDS: migration, brain drain, scientifi c diaspora, brain talent circulation

33 / 2011

Breda Mulec

Brain Talent Circulation: A New Aim for Countries Connecting with Diasporas

The author tries to explain the phenomena of brain drain, brain gain and brain circulation. Since many countries are confronted with brain circulation, it has become a new aim of national strategies in connecting countries with diasporas. To explain the reasons for these migrations, the author used foreign studies, existent statistic information and the extensive public debate, which started in Slovenia. On this basis, she tries to answer the question whether Slovenia is facing brain drain or not, and states the most recent measures taken in the country. The author also mentions some examples of good practices and initiatives of international organizations considering brain circulation and then analyses networks, which are used for communicating with scientifi c diasporas. A part of these networks is also online communication with the help of new online communication technologies.
KEY WORDS: migration, brain drain, scientifi c diaspora, brain talent circulation