The article presents the opinions of youth studying in Slovene language in Italy about intercultural relations with the majority population in the last decade. The latter comes to light from the analysis of statements which were part of empirical studies in 2011 and 2003 among students attending Slovene high schools in Trieste (Trst) and Gorizia (Gorica) and a group of pupils that attended the bilingual school in San Pietro al Natisone (Špeter). The author starts with a literature analysis on their identity and sociological features. The paper shows that the effects of the cultural and linguistic exclusion between the two communities are still perceived. The investigated "skeptics" think that the majority population still discriminates the Slovene minority and that the communities live mostly separated. The number of investigated "optimists" is slightly higher. On the contrary, they consider that the majority population does not discriminate the Slovene culture and language. They maintain that the majority population is respectful of the Slovene presence and that the two communities are less divided than in the past.
COBISS.SI-ID: 12785741
The socio-political changes which took place after the fall of the Berlin Wall had an effect on intercultural relations between the Slovene national minority and the majority population living in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in Italy in terms of the increased prestige of Slovene culture and language in this area. An improved intercultural dialogue encouraged more members of the majority population to learn Slovene or enrol their children in the Slovene medium and bilingual Slovene-Italian educational system. At the same time, the Slovene national minority is not at all well equipped for the integration of non-Slovene speakers and learners in its educational system as well as in the community itself.
COBISS.SI-ID: 8615916