The paper deals with the empirical analysis of those Slovene emigrants who still have permanent residence in Slovenia. the main source of data are the last two censuses of population combined with the data of the Bureau of Employment of the Republic of Slovenia two aspects of emigration are analysed:
1. the stock of emigrants at the time of the last two censuses,
2. the flow (out flow and reverse flow) during the period 1981-1991.
Both aspects are analysed firstly for all the emigrants and secondly for the highly educated emigrants. The regional dimension is also included since there are great differences in the mentioned aspects of emigration among regions. The paper confirms the common knowledge that during the 80s and in the beginning of the 90s the brain drain was the reality in Slovenia, especially in some most problematic regions.

The paper deals with the empirical analysis of those Slovene emigrants who still have permanent residence in Slovenia. the main source of data are the last two censuses of population combined with the data of the Bureau of Employment of the Republic of Slovenia two aspects of emigration are analysed:
1. the stock of emigrants at the time of the last two censuses,
2. the flow (out flow and reverse flow) during the period 1981-1991.
Both aspects are analysed firstly for all the emigrants and secondly for the highly educated emigrants. The regional dimension is also included since there are great differences in the mentioned aspects of emigration among regions. The paper confirms the common knowledge that during the 80s and in the beginning of the 90s the brain drain was the reality in Slovenia, especially in some most problematic regions.

In memory of Dr Peter Klinar, an expert on migration movements in Slovenia and a contributor to our periodical, we publish this as yet unpublished contribution to the Second International Conference of Immigration research in Opicina Italy, on October 8, 1993. In it, the author opens debate and introduces research about contemporary Slovenian migration at home and abroad, and about the factors leading to emigration from Slovenia. He also outlines the image of Slovenian emigrants and new possibilities for emigration. He concludes with an examination of the active migration policy of Slovenia, which reflected conditions in 1993.

In memory of Dr Peter Klinar, an expert on migration movements in Slovenia and a contributor to our periodical, we publish this as yet unpublished contribution to the Second International Conference of Immigration research in Opicina Italy, on October 8, 1993. In it, the author opens debate and introduces research about contemporary Slovenian migration at home and abroad, and about the factors leading to emigration from Slovenia. He also outlines the image of Slovenian emigrants and new possibilities for emigration. He concludes with an examination of the active migration policy of Slovenia, which reflected conditions in 1993.

On the basis of the six published collections by the Slovene-Austrian poet Milena Merlak and their reviews, published by Slovene press abroad, the author offers an overview and her own evaluation of the poet's work thus far, and seeks to accord her a proper place in contemporary Slovene lyric verse.

On the basis of the six published collections by the Slovene-Austrian poet Milena Merlak and their reviews, published by Slovene press abroad, the author offers an overview and her own evaluation of the poet's work thus far, and seeks to accord her a proper place in contemporary Slovene lyric verse.

The author establishes the imporrtance of the autobiographic method in investigating the reasons of the emigration of Slovenians, in the case to Australia. With consideration of the recollections by individuals of the time of their departure abroad, we come to value, above all, individual reasons for emigrating, which precisely becouse of their heterogeneity, are not conductive to generalisations. In this way the process of emigration shows us the importance of the individual - not the multitude, as was the custom in this area of research heretofore.

The author establishes the imporrtance of the autobiographic method in investigating the reasons of the emigration of Slovenians, in the case to Australia. With consideration of the recollections by individuals of the time of their departure abroad, we come to value, above all, individual reasons for emigrating, which precisely becouse of their heterogeneity, are not conductive to generalisations. In this way the process of emigration shows us the importance of the individual - not the multitude, as was the custom in this area of research heretofore.

The end of the Second Warld War in Slovenia meant an unavoidable necessity to flee as refugees, for what part of the population that had already opposed the communist revolution during the war. The majority of Slovenes were convinced of the temporary nature of their stay: when conditions at home were settled, they intended to return to their homeland. Sience this expectation proved false, the majority of them dicided to emigrate overseas, while some of them remaihned on the »nearabrod«

The end of the Second Warld War in Slovenia meant an unavoidable necessity to flee as refugees, for what part of the population that had already opposed the communist revolution during the war. The majority of Slovenes were convinced of the temporary nature of their stay: when conditions at home were settled, they intended to return to their homeland. Sience this expectation proved false, the majority of them dicided to emigrate overseas, while some of them remaihned on the »nearabrod«