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“Serbs” in Bela krajina: a (deliberately) forgotten minority?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Romana Bešter ,
Miran Komac ,
Mojca Medvešek  and
Janez Pirc
Romana Bešter*
Affiliation:
Institute for Ethnic Studies, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Miran Komac
Affiliation:
Institute for Ethnic Studies, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mojca Medvešek
Affiliation:
Institute for Ethnic Studies, Ljubljana, Slovenia
*
* Corresponding author. Email: romana.bester@inv.si
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Abstract

There are three constitutionally recognized national/ethnic minorities in Slovenia: the Italians, the Hungarians and the Roma. In addition, there are other ethnic groups that could perhaps be considered as “autochthonous” national minorities in line with Slovenia's understanding of this concept. Among them is a small community of “Serbs” – the successors of the Uskoks living in Bela krajina, a border region of Slovenia. In this article we present results of a field research that focused on the following question: Can the “Serb” community in Bela krajina be considered a national minority? On the basis of the objective facts, it could be said that the “Serbs” in four Bela krajina villages are a potential national minority, but with regard to their modest social vitality and the fact that they do not express their desire for minority status, the realization of special minority protection is questionable.

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national minoritiesminority rightsSloveniaSerbsBela krajina
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Nationalities Papers , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , January 2015 , pp. 178 - 194
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Copyright © 2015 Association for the Study of Nationalities 

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