Bulgarian civil society – six years after the membership in the European Union Cover Image

Гражданското общество в България – шест години след европейското членство
Bulgarian civil society – six years after the membership in the European Union

Author(s): Ivka Tsakova
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Civil Society, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: Bulgarian Civil Society; Democratization; Bulgarian Transition; European Membership
Summary/Abstract: In theoretical perspective, civil society is related to the democracy issue, and more specifically to the democratization processes – political, economic and socio-cultural. The content of the paper is structured in three parts: 1) The discourse of civil society throughout the years of the Bulgarian transition; 2) New focuses on the Civil society building and Democracy building in Bulgaria since 2007; 3) The citizen protests in 2013 and the emergence of a new, more authentic civil society in our country as an EU member.

  • Page Range: 15-21
  • Page Count: 7
  • Publication Year: 2014
  • Language: Bulgarian