Slovenia

Slovenia has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004. A brief overview of the country’s political system, trade and economy and Slovenia as an EU member state can be viewed on the official website of the European Union. Slovenia established diplomatic relations with the UK in 1992. The Slovene community in the UK is very small. According to the Office for National Statistics, there were about 4.000 Slovenes living in the United Kingdom in 2018.

Resources

Statistics

UK migration statistics and datasets

• Office for National Statistics: Population of the UK by country of birth and nationality: individual country data

Academic research, publications and projects

Doctoral theses

• Samaluk, B. (2013) Racialised 'price tag': intersectional commodification of Central and Eastern European workers in the UK labour market. Queen Mary University of London.

Monographs

• Samaluk, B. (2016) Migration, consumption and work: A postcolonial perspective on post-socialist migration to the UK. Ephemera. 

Journal articles

• Cook, J., Dwyer, P., Waite, L. (2011) 'The Experiences of Accession 8 Migrants in England: Motivations, Work and Agency' International Migration, 49(2), pp. 54-79.  

Media outlets and internet portals

Internet portals

• InterNations Slovenian expats in the United Kingdom

Organisations

Slovenian organisations in the UK

• The British Slovene Society 
• Slovenian Catholic Mission in London
• British Slovenian Chamber of Commerce  
• Cambridge University Slovenian Society (CUSiS)