The Croatian population of Roman Catholic origin from the regions of Herzegovina, Bosnia, Dalmatia, Lika, Zagorje and Bačka which settled down in Vinkovci and the Vinkovci region – in the present area of the easternmost part of Croatia – is quite numerous; this was happening from the beginning of the 18th century to the middle of the 20th century. The causes of coming to Slavonia are: poverty, problems of survival, planned and individual settlement. Research was done on where the immigrants came from and which places in the Vinkovci area they settled; the interaction of the domestic and immigrant populations is also described. In addition, the rural architecture, the kinds of homes, the agriculture and the eating habits of the immigrants after World War II are described as well.
KEY WORDS: Vinkovci region, newcomers, local inhabitants, migration, interaction

The Croatian population of Roman Catholic origin from the regions of Herzegovina, Bosnia, Dalmatia, Lika, Zagorje and Bačka which settled down in Vinkovci and the Vinkovci region – in the present area of the easternmost part of Croatia – is quite numerous; this was happening from the beginning of the 18th century to the middle of the 20th century. The causes of coming to Slavonia are: poverty, problems of survival, planned and individual settlement. Research was done on where the immigrants came from and which places in the Vinkovci area they settled; the interaction of the domestic and immigrant populations is also described. In addition, the rural architecture, the kinds of homes, the agriculture and the eating habits of the immigrants after World War II are described as well.
KEY WORDS: Vinkovci region, newcomers, local inhabitants, migration, interaction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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