Slovenia and Bulgaria: a Tale of Two Reforms
Slovenia has achieved the most economic success among East-Central European states transitioning from communism, Bulgaria the least.
Rock the Regime: The Velvet Revolution
There wasn’t always samizdat. But there was always rock ‘n roll.
Bulgaria’s Podkrepa Made the Same Mistake as Solidarity
The nineties were challenging years in Bulgaria for trade unions affiliated with the political opposition.
Bulgaria’s Labor Perpetually in Crisis
From the perspectives of trade unions, the reforms in Bulgaria over the last 20 years have been disastrous.
Bulgaria: The Next Generation
Bulgaria’s younger generation is distinguished from those who lived during the communist era by an awareness of the rest of the world — and how it perceives Bulgaria.
Organizing the Public in East-Central Europe
NGOs devoted to public works paradoxically became part of the wave of privatization that swept the region.
The Bulgarian Turn
Not even the intelligentsia in Bulgaria are immune to the siren song of the new nationalism to which more and more Europeans are susceptible.
Escape From Ignorance and Chalga (Part 3)
Over the last quarter century, the population of Bulgaria has dropped from 9 to 7.3 million people.
Escape From Ignorance and Chalga (Part 2)
Over the last quarter century, the population of Bulgaria has dropped from 9 to 7.3 million people.
Escape From Ignorance and Chalga (Part 1)
Over the last quarter century, the population of Bulgaria has dropped from 9 to 7.3 million people.
The Failure of Funding Roma Inclusion
Money that the European Commission provides to Bulgaria to fund Roma inclusion projects is diverted elsewhere.
Fight for Human Rights in Bulgaria Meets With Mixed Success
The recent attack on a Bulgarian politician who champions immigrant rights wasn’t a clear-cut case of ultra-right nationalism.
Where Bulgaria Went Wrong
Bulgaria naively embarked upon a ready-made Western model of change: neoliberalism.
Taming the Wild East: Bulgaria
Risk Monitor’s Stefan Popov is trying to change the image of Bulgaria as the Wild East frontier of the European Union.
Bulgarians Wear Their Pessimism as a Badge
In 2009, Bulgarian pessimism was worse than that of Iraqis and Afghans.