This master's thesis presents the contemporary Slovenian community in Australia, which is currently experiencing a generational shift and an influx of new immigration. Australia represents a specific case of a non-European destination among the Slovenian diaspora. In addition to the established community that dates back to the second half of the 20th century, new immigrants from Slovenia are arriving in Australia, joining existing societies only in exceptional cases. The analysis of archival sources sheds light on the changing nature of the organisations in which Slovenes in Australia are active in the period from the arrival of the first immigrants to the establishment and development of national societies. We seek to explain the complex relationships between these societies during the period of their transformations and the reasons for the changes that members brought - intentionally or unintentionally - to the life of these societies. We also present the literary production of Slovenian authors in Australia and beyond. The work draws on the complex concepts of community, diaspora and identity, which serve as an analytical framework. By analysing ethnographic material generated through participant observation and interviews during three months of fieldwork, we seek to reveal the complex, emergent relationships within the diaspora during a time when social life, as described by researchers at the beginning of the 21st century, is in decline and in flux. We describe in more detail the current operation of Slovenian associations, the informal networking outside the associations, the attitude of the new immigrants towards existing associations, and the formation of new organised forms of sociality.
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