Who Counts as Foreign? Foreign Employment between Legislation and Public Discourse – the Case of the Drava Banovina

Neja Blaj Hribar

doi:10.51663/pnz.66.2.04

Authors

Neja Blaj Hribar Institute of Contemporary History https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0606-6724

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51663/pnz.66.2.04

Keywords:

Foreign employment, legislation, first Yugoslavia, discourse, foreigness

Abstract

The article examines the legislation and public discourse surrounding the employment of foreign workers in the Drava Banovina during the interwar period. It outlines the key characteristics of the relevant legislation and, on this basis, shows how various conditions shaped varying opportunities for different groups of applicants to obtain work permits. The article also analyses the discourse on foreign employment and on who was identified as a foreigner. Drawing on this analysis, it asks whether the legal and discursive category of the “foreigner” is uniform and, if not, in what ways differences emerge within each of them.

Author Biography

Neja Blaj Hribar, Institute of Contemporary History

Research Assistant with PhD

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