News Publikation Polit-Barometer: Year 21, Issue 7, September Bulgaria is entering a period of political turbulence. For the first time in the democratic history of the country, the elections for President and the National Assembly will be held on the same day. President Radev is favourite to win a...
Publikation Polit-Barometer: Year 21, Issue 6, July-August Bulgaria entered an unprecedented political crisis following the antisystemic, antiparliamentary and destructive behaviour of There Is Such a People (Ima Takuv Narod - ITN). Political polarisation in the country has built a wall between...
Publikation Soziale Demokratie, Pluralismus und Rechtsstaat Essential Struggles: Pandemic Fronts The bilingual (Bulgarian and English) collection is the result of more than a year of cooperation of the LevFem team, the Transnational Social Strike Platform, the international feminist network EAST - Essential Autonomous Struggles...
Publikation Soziale Demokratie, Pluralismus und Rechtsstaat RADICALISATION OF REJECTION: Group Hate and Right-Extremist Attitudes in Bulgaria Bulgaria, like most European countries, is also a ground for the development of far-right movements and organisations. Widespread stereotypes in today’s Bulgarian society regarding “others”, Turks, Roma, Jews, refugees and LGBT people...
Publikation Arbeit und Gewerkschaften Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in Bulgaria 2020 Industrial relations and social dialogue are an important element of any modern society. This publication aims to analyze their situation in Bulgaria in 2020, taking into account two important circumstances - the pandemic of COVID-19 and...
Publikation Polit-Barometer: Year 21, Issue 5, 1-12 July The early parliamentary elections held on July 11th were marked by a record low turnout. For the first time since 2009, GERB are not the first political force. After a poor performance, BSP remains the third force.
Publikation Polit-Barometer: Year 21, Issue 4, May The caretaker government has set about its work actively. The main challenge facing the caretaker government is the implementation of fair elections. Electoral polls show that Slavi Trifonov’s party is gaining ground on GERB and there is...
Publikation Polit-Barometer: Year 21, Issue 3, April After the decision of “There is such a people” to return the mandate to form a government, there will probably be new elections. The risks for a possible caretaker government appointed by the president will be high in view of the...
Publikation Soziale Demokratie, Pluralismus und Rechtsstaat Polit-Barometer: Year 21, Issue 2, March GERB won the elections, but it could be a Pyrrhic victory and the party will probably remain in opposition. The surprise of the elections was “There is such a people”, which achieved second place. The election results show that citizens...
Publikation Soziale Demokratie, Pluralismus und Rechtsstaat Polit-Barometer: Year 21, Issue 1, January-February The holding of elections in the circumstances of an epidemic is a major challenge facing the country. At this juncture, GERB, according to sociologists, is the leading political force, but the government has exceptionally low levels of...