New migration policies and innovative practices. Slovenia between bordering and inclusion

Abstract

One of the main aims of this article is to analyse the integration policies and practices in Slovenia with particular focus on the period after the refugee crisis 2015/16. It starts with a description of the main features of the official integration system, its different levels of implementation (international, national, local), main actors, benefits and failures. It concludes with a description of various socially innovative practices of self-organization, inclusion and empowerment of migrants, which often complement and/or challenge the shortcomings of the official system and constitute an ‘alternative’ inclusion structure to Slovenian society.