Author

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Vanya Kashukeeva-Nusheva

Vanya  Kashukeeva-Nusheva  is  a  Doctor  of  Political  Science,  a  lecturer  at  Sofia  University  "St.  Kliment Ohridski", and a leading expert in the Transparency without Borders Association-the Bulgarian representation of the International anti-corruption organization Transparency International. Her main academic interests are in the  field  of  good  governance  and  anti-corruption,  financing  of  political  parties,  democratic  standards  in  the electoral  process,  and  lobbying.  Lecturer  in  training  programs  for  capacity  development  of  civil  society  and public administration. She is a member of the Bulgarian Political Science Association.

Contributors

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Teodora Yovcheva

FACTORS THAT DIVIDE AND UNIFY THE BULGARIAN SOCIETY

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58894/EJPP.2025.2.556
geopolitics polarization Russia Ukraine European Union natural disasters socially vulnerable groups and citizens
June 2025
26

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of current issues in the socio-political life that create dividing and unifying lines in Bulgarian society. The focus is posed on the main contemporary factors that unite and that divide, which are examined through two issues: the divisions provoked by geopolitical conflicts – the divisions in political life caused by the war in Ukraine, which are examined through the prism of the impact through social networks; social mobilization and support in crises caused by natural disasters such as fires and floods, which provoke civic energy aimed at uniting society and represent an expression of a compensatory mechanism.