Ljiljana ČABRILO BLAGOJEVIĆ
Serbian Diaspora in France: Challenges of the Third Age
Original title: Srpska dijaspora u Francuskoj: izazovi trećeg doba
The Archives of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2025.
ISBN: 978-86-6178-214-5
Revised and adapted version of the doctoral dissertation.
Book Overview
This book analyzes the historical and contemporary dynamics of the Serbian diaspora in France, with particular emphasis on the social and identity-related challenges faced by the aging migrant population. It is a revised and expanded version of a doctoral dissertation, based on extensive research combining archival work, statistical data analysis, and field studies.
Excerpts from Reviews
It is only when a study of such richness and complexity appears—one that even goes beyond the strict framework of scientific research to approach life itself, its questions and its everyday realities—that an essential question arises: how is it that nothing similar had appeared earlier? How could a community of around one hundred thousand Serbs have remained for so long outside the field of knowledge and interest, not only of the mother country but also of the community itself? In the name of its awakening, its cohesion, and its continuity as an integral part of the Serbian social body in Europe and in the world, this book deserves all the attention and understanding that the Serbian diaspora, in general, has scarcely received until now.
Prof. Dr Boško Bojović
The book The Serbian Diaspora in France: The Challenges of the Third Age is the result of extensive and patient research devoted to the history and transformations of Serbian migration to France, from the end of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the third decade of the twenty-first century. In it, the author offers a nuanced analysis of the position and living conditions of this diaspora within French society, addressing the essential issues of identity and integration, as well as the challenges faced by its members when considering a possible return to their country of origin.
Through the richness of its content, the rigor of its analysis, and the relevance of the conclusions it reaches, this study represents an important contribution to the scientific discipline to which it belongs. It also offers particularly stimulating reading, both for readers in the homeland and for those in the diaspora.
Prof. Dr Vladimir Grečić
Access to the book:
View the book (PDF – Archives of Vojvodina) https://arhivvojvodine.org.rs/srpska-dijaspora-u-francuskoj/