Prerequisits:

There are no specific prerequisites for this course. Basic knowledge of social science and humanities theories and research methods, especially in migration studies, is recommended.

Content (Syllabus outline): 

The time frame for the thematization of Slovenian migration extends from the first mass wave of emigration from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century; from the migration dynamics after 1945 to independence; and to the dynamics of today’s current process of “brain drain.” The focus is on emigration, immigration, and the transitions of working migrants from various occupational groups, refugees, asylum seekers, displaced persons; and undocumented transitions.

The content is discussed in three thematic sections with a special emphasis on the intersection of gender, class, ethnicity, and religion:

• Introductory theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of migration
• Historical overview of migration dynamics in Slovenia and its diaspora from the 19th century to the present day
• Social science and humanistic aspects of migration – case studies

Readings:

• Bade, Klaus J. 2005. Evropa v gibanju. Ljubljana: Založba /*c
• Castles, S. in M.J. Miller. 1998. The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World. London.
• Kalc, Aleksej, Milharčič Hladnik, Mirjam in Žitnik, Janja. 2020. Doba velikih migracij na Slovenskem. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC.
• Kalc, Aleksej (ur.) 2021. Nadzor migracij na Slovenskem, od liberalizma do socializma. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC.
• Kuhar, Roman, Pajnik, Mojca (ur.) 2022. Intersekcionalnost: perspektive strukturne, politične in reprezentacijske neenakosti. Ljubljana: Založba Univerze v Ljubljani. https://www.ff.uni-lj.si/publikacije/intersekcionalnost-perspektive-strukturne-politicne-reprezentacijske-neenakosti
• Lukšič Hacin, Marina. 1995. Ko tujina postane dom, Ljubljana: Založba ZRC.
• Lukšič Hacin, Marina, Milharčič Hladnik, Mirjam, Sardoč, Mitja. 2011. Medkulturni odnosi kot aktivno državljanstvo. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC.
• Lukšič Hacin, Marina (ur.) 2024. Slovenske selitve v socializmu. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC.
• Milharčič Hladnik, Mirjam, Mlekuž, Jernej (ur.). 2009. Krila migracij: po meri življenjskih zgodb. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC.
• Neuman, W. Lawrence. 2014.  Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279187391_Social_Research_Methods_Qualitative_and_Quantitative_Approaches

Objectives and competences:

The course aims to familiarize students with the historical, political, social, and cultural aspects of migration in Slovenia. Special emphasis will be placed on the diversity of migration forms—immigration, emigration, forced migration, refugeeism, labor/professional migration, brain drain, return migration, and undocumented migration—from a historical perspective. Additionally, students will learn about the theoretical aspects of migration studies and contemporary migration research methodologies. The interdisciplinary design of the course provides a comprehensive insight into the issue of migration dynamics in Slovenia, which will be placed in a broader European and global migration context.

Student competencies:

• familiar with the history of migration dynamics in Slovenia in a European context
• trained in an intersectional approach to the analysis of migration at the micro, meso, and macro levels
• able to understand the complexity of migration processes between the place of origin and diaspora(s)
• familiar with several case studies and able to recognize the gender dimension in them
• able to understand the political, economic, social, cultural, family, and personal aspects of migration processes.

Intended learning outcomes:

• prepare a written scientific paper with scientific apparatus,
• critically analyze diverse sources and prepare a case study
• interpret the results of research in a broader historical context,
• uses transdisciplinary analytical approaches, is familiar with qualitative, narrative methodological procedures and knows how to use them

Learning and teaching methods:

Types of learning/teaching:

• Frontal teaching
• Independent students work
• e-learning

Teaching methods:

• Conversation/discussion/debate
• Explanation
• Work with texts

Assessment:

• Short written assignments 20 %
• Long written assignments 60 %
• Presentations 20 %

Lecturer’s references:

• Lukšič Hacin, Marina. 1995. Ko tujina postane dom, Ljubljana: Založba ZRC.
• Lukšič Hacin, Marina (ur.) 2024. Slovenske selitve v socializmu. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC.
• Lukšič Hacin, Marina. 1999. Multikulturalizem in migracije. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC.
• Milharčič Hladnik, Mirjam (ur.). 2015. From Slovenia to Egypt: Aleksandrinke’s Trans-Mediterranean Domestic Workers’ Migration and National Imagination. Gottingen: V&R Unipress.
• Kalc, Aleksej, Milharčič Hladnik, Mirjam, Žitnik Serafin, Janja. 2020. Doba velikih migracij na Slovenskem. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC SAZU.
• Milharčič Hladnik, Mirjam, Mlekuž, Jernej (ur.). 2009. Krila migracij: po meri življenjskih zgodb. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC.