The Interpretation of Yugoslavism in Slovenia (and of Slovenia Within Yugoslavism) in the Early 1980s Cover Image

Razumevanje jugoslovanstva v Sloveniji (in Slovenije v jugoslovanstvu) v začetku osemdesetih let
The Interpretation of Yugoslavism in Slovenia (and of Slovenia Within Yugoslavism) in the Early 1980s

Author(s): Marko Zajc
Subject(s): Political history, Nationalism Studies, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Politics and Identity
Published by: Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino
Keywords: Yugoslavism; Slovenia; 1980's; national question; nationalism; League of Communists of Yugoslavia;

Summary/Abstract: The paper attempts to present the important discussions on nationalism, Slovenianism and Yugoslavism from the early 1980's and call attention to the (inter)dependence of nationalism (and its perceptions) and the social system and social issues. It lays out reasons for the historical study of nationalism/the national question in Slovenia and Yugoslavia in the early 1980's. The paper presents a critical overview of the established periodisation of the 1980's in Slovenian public opinion and history and sketches out the basic contours of the period in question. The main part of the paper is the analysis of different attitudes towards the national question in the League of Communists of Yugoslavia. The conclusion establishes a connection between the interpretation of the national question and the interpretation of social property in the late self-management period.

  • Issue Year: 56/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 129-144
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Slovenian