In analyzing states’ responses to human mobilities, migration studies have long focused on the role played by the states that received migrants. However, scholarship examining governments’ outreach toward emigrants has been expanding, and Brigitte Le Normand’s book Citizens Without Borders falls precisely into this emerging field. Le Normand, a historian of Southeast Europe and a migration scholar at Maastricht University (who previously held a position at the University of British Columbia, Canada), employs new trends in migration research to shed light on how socialist Yugoslavia monitored its emigrant workers, i.e., migrants who, in the official discourse, were referred to as “workers temporarily working abroad.”

In analyzing states’ responses to human mobilities, migration studies have long focused on the role played by the states that received migrants. However, scholarship examining governments’ outreach toward emigrants has been expanding, and Brigitte Le Normand’s book Citizens Without Borders falls precisely into this emerging field. Le Normand, a historian of Southeast Europe and a migration scholar at Maastricht University (who previously held a position at the University of British Columbia, Canada), employs new trends in migration research to shed light on how socialist Yugoslavia monitored its emigrant workers, i.e., migrants who, in the official discourse, were referred to as “workers temporarily working abroad.”

The article deals with the linguistic reality of Slovenian citizens in Austria who, by transferring their place of residence or place of work, enter a linguistically heterogeneous social space due to the official German language, its varieties, and other languages that are spoken there. The purpose of the research was to find out, on the one hand, which languages and linguistic genres Slovenian citizens use in their (working) daily life in Austria and, on the other hand, whether there are statistically significant differences between international migrants and cross-border workers. The study contributes a first sociolinguistic insight into a still largely unexplored topic.
Keywords: language practice, international migrants, cross-border workers, Austria, German language

The article deals with the linguistic reality of Slovenian citizens in Austria who, by transferring their place of residence or place of work, enter a linguistically heterogeneous social space due to the official German language, its varieties, and other languages that are spoken there. The purpose of the research was to find out, on the one hand, which languages and linguistic genres Slovenian citizens use in their (working) daily life in Austria and, on the other hand, whether there are statistically significant differences between international migrants and cross-border workers. The study contributes a first sociolinguistic insight into a still largely unexplored topic.
Keywords: language practice, international migrants, cross-border workers, Austria, German language

This article deals with how to support adult immigrants in developing work-related language skills from a work organization perspective. Developing such skills is important not only for the successful performance of work tasks but also for successful social integration into the work and social environment. The article is based on a study using combined quantitative and qualitative methodology. The authors were interested in how language teaching in the workplace can be organized for foreigners and what challenges are faced by Slovenian organizations employing foreigners. The research conclusions are developed with practice recommendations for such organizations.Keywords: immigrants, education, integration, learning language, organization

This article deals with how to support adult immigrants in developing work-related language skills from a work organization perspective. Developing such skills is important not only for the successful performance of work tasks but also for successful social integration into the work and social environment. The article is based on a study using combined quantitative and qualitative methodology. The authors were interested in how language teaching in the workplace can be organized for foreigners and what challenges are faced by Slovenian organizations employing foreigners. The research conclusions are developed with practice recommendations for such organizations.Keywords: immigrants, education, integration, learning language, organization

This article examines fiction, and in particular serialized translations, in the Slovenian-American newspaper Prosveta (Enlightenment) during its first decade (1916–1926) and compares it with three Czech-American newspapers in this regard. The comparisons establish—on the background of literary history and journalistic practices—the importance of fiction in immigrant newspapers at that time. The purposes of publishing translations in Prosveta are also considered as they relate to ethnic community building and an extension of nation-building in the United States. The newspaper is viewed as a community-building institution that featured significant reader contributions.
Keywords: ethnic newspapers, literary translations, Slovenian literature, Slovenian-Americans

This article examines fiction, and in particular serialized translations, in the Slovenian-American newspaper Prosveta (Enlightenment) during its first decade (1916–1926) and compares it with three Czech-American newspapers in this regard. The comparisons establish—on the background of literary history and journalistic practices—the importance of fiction in immigrant newspapers at that time. The purposes of publishing translations in Prosveta are also considered as they relate to ethnic community building and an extension of nation-building in the United States. The newspaper is viewed as a community-building institution that featured significant reader contributions.
Keywords: ethnic newspapers, literary translations, Slovenian literature, Slovenian-Americans

This article explores the role of everyday objects in long-distance relationships (LDRs) that connect two geographically distant partners. Focusing on LDRs within Europe, the study is based on interviews with people in such relationships. The article discusses one of the practices of creating a partner’s abstract presence, called recognizing the sentimental value of objects. As part of developing and maintaining intimacy in the relationship, imagining the partner’s presence is reinforced through emotional objects. The article contributes to the intersection of material culture and mobility studies by exploring the role of objects in emotionally linking geographically distant partners.
Keywords: emotional objects, long-distance relationships, love, intimacy, abstract presence

This article explores the role of everyday objects in long-distance relationships (LDRs) that connect two geographically distant partners. Focusing on LDRs within Europe, the study is based on interviews with people in such relationships. The article discusses one of the practices of creating a partner’s abstract presence, called recognizing the sentimental value of objects. As part of developing and maintaining intimacy in the relationship, imagining the partner’s presence is reinforced through emotional objects. The article contributes to the intersection of material culture and mobility studies by exploring the role of objects in emotionally linking geographically distant partners.
Keywords: emotional objects, long-distance relationships, love, intimacy, abstract presence