Zamišljena domovina : klubovi, identitet i integracija srpskih gastarbajtera u Beču
Imagined homeland : clubs, identity and integration of Serbian guest workers in Vienna

Author(s): Miloš Rašić
Subject(s): Sociology, Migration Studies
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: Migrant workers; Serbian; Vienna; Cultural and artistic societies
Summary/Abstract: In this monograph, I present and interpret one aspect of the migration life of Serbian guest workers and their descendants, focusing on the issue of self-organization and institutional construction and presentation of cultural and national identity within Serbian clubs in Vienna. Cultural, artistic and sports clubs in Vienna were formed by Yugoslav guest workers in the seventies of the 20th century, with the intention of having a place to gather with their compatriots, to exchange information about life in Austria and Yugoslavia, and to attend cultural, artistic and sports sections. The work policies of these institutions were significantly influenced by socio-political events in the mother country. In this regard, until the nineties of the 20th century, guided by the dominant ideology of brotherhood-unity in Yugoslavia and the aspiration to portray the Yugoslav identity, the clubs were called Yugoslav and expressed the Yugoslav identity through their overall work. The disintegration of Yugoslavia and the conflicting national ideologies in the new mother country affected the clubs, as a result of which they were divided on a national basis, and that is when today's national-ethnic clubs (Serbian, Croatian, Bosniak, etc.) were born.

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