Our immigrants and emigrants: there are people with their life stories behind the numbers

• Authors: Marijanca Ajša Vižintin

Abstracts

EN

The article encourages comparative perspectives on people who emigrate and immigrate. It draws attention to the knowledge of the history of migrations: most European countries faced emigration in the early 20th century, while in the beginning of the 21st century, they witness immigration that exceeds emigration. The most common reason for immigration in Slovenia is employment. Work permits are issued to people who come to work here, because they are needed. Yet, it is people who come, not workforce, and these people have families. Consequently, the second most common reason for immigration is family reunification. When discussing immigration, we underrate the role of bilateral agreements, yet they pave the way for greater economic migration between the signatories. Knowing the migrations of past and present, including official statistical data and the emigration-immigration perspective, it is extremely important to understand that there are people behind these numbers. The article comprises a recommendation to publish texts that include not only numbers, but also people with their life stories, immigrants and emigrants in the same publication. To develop intercultural education, it is essential that migrations and diversity are a part of the curriculum and teaching materials.

Keywords

EN

immigration; emigration; Slovenia; statistical data; life stories

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Edukacja Międzykulturowa
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 205-214

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Marijanca Ajša Vižintin

• University of Nova Gorica

• https://orcid.org/0000000154638796

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/em.2022.04.14

Biblioteka Nauki

2187212