Globalization and the Modern Bulgarian Nation-State

Session Submission Type: Panel

Affiliate Organization: Bulgarian Studies Association

Brief Description

The modern Bulgarian nation emerged and developed amidst the accelerating pace of economic, social and political change from the nineteenth century Europe to the present. These change trends intensified conflicts with established institutions and authorities inherited from the preceding historical epoch, e.g., interwar period, Communist era, post-9/11. The pressures and demands of new and ascendant collective actors clashed with the status quo, which reacted with conservative counter movements. Observers today label these economic, social and political changes as the consequences of globalization. This panel aims to place Bulgaria within a historical and comparative context to explore how this under studied Balkan nation state has responded to globalization.

Sub Unit

• Politics/Law

Chair

• Benedict Edward DeDominicis, Catholic U of Korea (South Korea)

Papers

• Power, Nation-State, and Society: Constitution and the Monarchy in Bulgaria, 1879-1944 - Markus Wien, American U Bulgaria (Bulgaria)

• Stolen Elections: Examining the Impact of the January 6th, 2021 Events on Perceptions of Democracy in Bulgaria - Tatiana Rizova, Christopher Newport U

• Verbalizing Trauma: Their Truth of the 'Revival Process': The Case of Bulgarian Muslim Community - Senem Konedareva, American U Bulgaria (Bulgaria)

Discussant

• Benedict Edward DeDominicis, Catholic U of Korea (South Korea)