‘Return’ Migration of the Slovak Community of Vojvodina: Issue of Belonging Cover Image

‘Повратна’ миграција војвођанских Словака и питање припадности
‘Return’ Migration of the Slovak Community of Vojvodina: Issue of Belonging

Author(s): Sanja Zlatanović, Juraj Marušiak
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Migration Studies, Inter-Ethnic Relations
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: migration; ‘return’ migration; Vojvodina Slovaks; Serbia; Slovakia;

Summary/Abstract: This paper explores the current migration of the Slovak community members of Serbia to Slovakia, focusing on the issue of belonging. This is an example of a ‘return’ migration phenomenon – where a certain number of minority members return to their land of ancestors after having lived on the territory of present-day Vojvodina for almost three centuries. The migration of Slovaks from Serbia began in the late 1980s and early 1990s but in recent year sit has taken on much greater proportions. This paper is based on fieldwork conducted in Bratislava in 2015 and 2017.

  • Issue Year: LXV/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 653-668
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Serbian