Preserving Slovenian identity in the province of Trieste

V zaključnem delu pišem o slovenski manjšini v Tržaški pokrajini. Zanima me, kako je Tržaška pokrajina uspela ustvariti tako kompaktno in homogeno organizacijo različnih ustanov in društev, kakšen je današnji položaj Slovencev in katere so prepreke, s katerimi se soočajo. Nadalje sem raziskovala zakonska določila ohranjanja pravic slovenske manjšine in v kolikšni meri so te pravice upoštevane oziroma udejanjene. Pri tem sem ugotavljala kakšno vlogo ima matična država Slovenija in kakšno vlogo igra Republika Italija. Za glavno raziskovalno vprašanje sem si zastavila vprašanje kako se je ohranjala identiteta slovenske narodne manjšine v Tržaški pokrajini. Skušala bom ugotoviti kateri so bili ključni mejniki oziroma dejavniki, ki so vplivali na specifičen razvoj in oblikovanje slovenske narodne manjšine na Tržaškem.The topic of this thesis is the Slovenian minority in the province of Trieste. The thesis aims to explain how the province of Trieste managed to create such a compact and homogeneous organization of various institutions, what is the current situation of Slovenes and what obstacles do they face. The legal provisions for preserving the rights of the Slovene minority and the extent to which they are respected or exercised is further researched. In doing so, the thesis determines the role of the country of Slovenia and of the Republic of Italy. Main research question inquires how the identity of the Slovene national minority in the province of Trieste was preserved. Finally, this thesis aims to ascertain the key milestones or factors that influenced the specific development and formation of the Slovenian national minority in Trieste