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Discussion

Although voluntary work campaigns still appeared in Slovenia and elsewhere in Yugoslavia in the last two decades of state socialism, the new voluntary practice of this period took the form of so-called self-imposed contributions (samoprispevek). They represented supplementary financing of municipal infrastructure and social welfare for which budget funds were not sufficient.  The municipality and local communities could introduce a self-imposed contribution only through a referendum in which at least half of the eligible voters approved the introduction of one. The presentation discusses what role the notion of solidarity played for the organizers of the referendums and what it meant for the local citizens in their voting decision.