Abstract

This article examines the processes of integration of forced migrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina into Slovenia from a historical perspective. In the autumn of 1991, Slovenia saw a large inflow of forced migrants from Croatia, followed by an even greater number of forced migrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the spring of 1992. The results of long-term anthropological fieldwork conducted among forced migrants in various Slovenian towns from 1992 to 2006 are presented. It is argued that in the 1990s, Slovenia adopted a policy of hidden repatriation, thus severely hampering the integration of forced migrants. The various dimensions of integration will be discussed. Due to space restrictions, specific focus is given to economic, political and psychological integration.

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