ABSTRACT
This chapter explores more systematically the way in which Slovenian and Croatian second generation respondents constructed the Other. Looking first at Slovenians, it argues that they tend to identify the Other as an abstract entity. The chapter presents the attitudes of Croatians towards Serbs are substantially influenced by the opinions prevalent in Australian-Croatian diaspora organisations. It explores how members of both groups construct and nurture the existence of the Other. The main difference between the two groups has concerned two issues. First, Slovenians clearly homogenised the Other. For them, the differences between individual groups from the territory of the former. Second, the Other which Australian-Slovenians constructed was not very vividly present in either the collective or individual imagination. The Other was almost distant and marginally relevant to individuals' views on identity politics. The chapter deals with issues which pertain to the public manifestation of ethno-nationalism. It explores the functioning of ethno-nationalism related behaviour at the level of privacy and intimacy.
