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A Community at the Heart of Europe

Slovenes in Italy and the Challenges of the Third Millennium

Edited By: Zaira Vidau

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This book offers an overview of the Slovene minority in Italy and their efforts to preserve their cultural and linguistic heritage. Shaped by devastating events like the World Wars and fascism, the community now faces new challenges and protections in a globalized world.

Nestled in the heart of the “Old Continent”, along the border between Slovenia and the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Slovenes in Italy form…

Nestled in the heart of the “Old Continent”, along the border between Slovenia and the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Slovenes in Italy form one of Europe’s national minorities. This volume presents an up-to-date overview of their efforts to preserve their cultural and linguistic heritage and distinctiveness. The Slovene national community in Italy has been affected by profound and at times devastating events, including both World Wars, the fascist period and the lengthy process of defining the border between Italy and Yugoslavia. The collapse of the Berlin Wall, Slovenia’s declaration of independence and the process of globalisation have provided the community with new forms of protection, but also presented it with further challenges associated with adopting its development guidelines. This book is dedicated to researchers on ethnic studies, civil rights activists and politicians dealing with minority and human rights and diversity management, as well as tourists, teachers and students.

Norina Bogatec is a Research Associate responsible for statistical data processing at the Slovenski raziskovalni inštitut (Slovene Research Institute) in Trieste, Italy. She has authored 30 empirical studies and publications on education in multicultural and multilingual environments and the processes of social and cultural integration in the cross-border area between Italy and Slovenia. She has a keen interest in the developmental dynamics of the Slovene national community in Italy.

Zaira Vidau is a Research Associate, Project Manager and President of the Scientific Committee of the Slovenski raziskovalni inštitut (Slovene Research Institute) in Trieste, Italy. She has authored a book and over 20 articles and chapters on the legal protection and political participation of national and linguistic minorities in Italy and Europe with special emphasis on the Slovene national community in Italy, the public use of minority and regional languages, and diversity management in public administration, especially in Friuli Venezia Giulia.