Original scientific paper
Review of the State Law Concepts of the Slovene and Croatian Politicians in the Period between 1848 and the Turn of the Century
Nataša PODGORŠEK
; Inštitut Franca Kovačića, Maribor
Abstract
In the revolutionary year 1848 the Slovene political leaders stated, among
the demand for the United Slovenia, a clear demand for political union
with the Croatian lands. This demand was formalized by the decision of the
Croatian Sabor. However, in the Bach’s absolutist period relations between
the Slovene and Croatian political elites were reduced mostly to the
inter-cultural exchange. The idea of political union between Slovenes and
Croats came forward again with reestablishment of constitutional life.
Various ideas circulated among the Slovene and Croatian elites about the
reorganization of the Habsburg Monarchy into a federation of national
units; in most of the programs one of the units would consist of joined
Slovenian and Croatian territories. In the 1880’s the Slovene and Croatian
members of the Reichsrat stated on several occasions the demand for
political unification of the South Slavic territories. The Slovene-Croatian
political relations were influenced by internal political affairs. There was a
change in the position of Slovene political parties; at the turn of the
century the Catholic National Party became the most ardent supporter of
the Slovene-Croatian political cooperation, whereas the Carniolan liberals
lost their influence. The Croatian political scene also experienced some
changes that influenced Slovenian-Croatian political relations. The most
important was the transition of Croatian Party of Rights from Croatian
exclusiveness to the so called modern pravaπtvo, which tried to find a
solution to the Croatian question within the Habsburg Monarchy and
adopted less rigid position regarding the cooperation with the Slovenes.
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Publication date:
10.12.2009.
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