| Title: | Perceptions of Majority–Minority Relations, Integration and Social Inclusion : Croatia and Slovenia in Comparative Perspective |
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| Authors: | ID Jakešević, Ružica (Author) |
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.16 - Independent Scientific Component Part or a Chapter in a Monograph |
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| Organization: |  INV - Institute for Ethnic Studies
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| Abstract: | Many European countries face challenges in integrating members of various minority groups and ensuring their social inclusion, particularly where these groups differ from the majority population on multiple grounds, including ethnicity. Although some of these countries have highly developed legislation for the protection of minority rights, which defines the modes of political, social, cultural, and economic integration of ethnic/national minorities, the development of a plural society often remains unattained in different contexts. Very often, the success of diversity management policies and institutional arrangements stemming from them is used as an indicator of the quality of democracy and democratic legitimacy in a given society. This paper explores majority–minority relations, integration, and the social inclusion of distinct minority groups in Croatia and Slovenia, based on research results obtained within the international research project Legitimate Crisis Governance in Multilevel Systems (LEGITIMULT). To contextualize the results of research examining how members of ethnic/national minorities perceived the legitimacy, proportionality, and democratic nature of crisis governance during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was one of the project’s focal points, the introductory questions in the interview protocol addressed assessments of majority–minority relations, integration, and the social inclusion of minority members in four European states. This paper focuses on comparing the research findings from Croatia and Slovenia, which share similar historical backgrounds and contexts in which their minority rights protection models were shaped, while also reflecting different approaches, local specificities, and historical circumstances that influenced the formation of minority communities recognized within the legislative framework. |
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| Keywords: | national minorities, minority integration, social inclusion, Croatia, Slovenia, LEGITIMULT project |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Place of publishing: | Ljubljana |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | Str. 105-126 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-28025  |
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| UDC: | 364:314.15 |
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| DOI: | 10.69070/2026_5 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 270739459 |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 06.03.2026 |
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| Views: | 350 |
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