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The Social Context of the Post-Communist Transition in Bulgaria
The Social Context of the Post-Communist Transition in Bulgaria

Author(s): Tsocho Zlatkov
Subject(s): Social development, Economic development, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne
Keywords: transformation; Bulgaria; opposition; elite; politics; democracy;

Summary/Abstract: This article attempts to identify, describe, and explain the main historically shaped social factors that have influenced the post-communist transition in Bulgaria. Three groups of interrelated factors are of particular interest: the specific features of the former totalitarian regime, Bulgaria’s social structure, and the cultural characteristics of Bulgarian society.

  • Issue Year: 222/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 193-210
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English