Slovenski izseljenci in njihovi potomci v Nemčiji: dvajset let povezovanja slovenskih organizacij na posvetih

In the article, the emigration of Slovenians to Germany in the 2nd half of the 20th century and at the beginning of the 21st century is presented, and the cooperation of Slovenian organizations in Germany; the main focus is on gatherings. Partial results of the qualitative research are presented, this research is based on the participant observation of the last four gatherings, besides, semi-structured interviews were made with the organisers and the participants of the gatherings. The gatherings of Slovenian organisations in Germany have been organised once a year for twenty years (1996–2015). This special form of cooperation, which surpasses local operations of Slovene organisations, represents for Slovenian emigrants and their descendants an important way of maintaining Slovenian identity, socialising and professional support, at the same time it offers the possibility for connecting Slovenian organisations in Germany with Slovenia.V prispevku je predstavljeno izseljevanje Slovencev v Nemčijo v drugi polovici 20. stoletja in na začetku 21. stoletja ter povezovanje slovenskih organizacij v Nemčiji, s poudarkom na posvetih. Predstavljeni so delni rezultati kvalitativne raziskave, ki temelji na opazovanju z udeležbo na zadnjih štirih posvetih ter na opravljenih polstrukturiranih intervjujih z organizatorji in udeleženci posvetov. Posvete slovenskih organizacij v Nemčiji enkrat letno organizirajo že dvajset let (1996–2015). Ta posebna oblika sodelovanja, ki presega lokalno delovanje slovenskih organizacij, za slovenske izseljence in njihove potomce predstavlja enega od pomembnih načinov ohranjanja slovenske identitete, druženja in strokovne podpore, obenem pa nudi možnost za povezovanje med slovenskimi organizacijami v Nemčiji in s Slovenijo.&nbsp