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1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages) |
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Soviet and post-soviet politics and society ; vol. 145 |
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Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; 145.
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| Contents |
Abbreviations of political parties and organizations; Other important abbreviations; Preface; 1 Contextualizing the Bulgarian Left: The Communist Successor Parties in Central and Eastern Europe; 1.1 The Post-Communist Left in Central and Eastern Europe; 1.2 Programmatic and Structural Change within CEE Communist Parties; 1.3 Programmatic and Structural Transformation of BCP; 2 The Complex Historical Pathways of the Bulgarian Socialist Party; 2.1 A Proletarian Party with no Proletariat; 2.2 BCP in its Attempt to be Party of the Entire People |
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2.3 The Party in the Transition and the Transition in the Party3 Leftist Elite and Leftist Supporters: An Emerging Divide; 3.1 Has the Socialist Leadership been Sliding 'Right'?; 3.2 Has the Socialist Electorate been Sliding 'Left'?; 4 The Bulgarian Post-Communist Left in Crisis. Is a New Left on the Way?; 4.1 The Challenge of New Leftist Projects; 4.2 The Challenge of New Leftist Groups; 4.3 The Challenge of the 'Protest Year' 2013; In Lieu of a Conclusion; Bibliography |
| Summary |
The violent protests that shook Bulgaria in recent years were fueled by a widespread belief that, after 25 years of transition, a new base for the political process is required. In this important new study, Popivanov provides a critical re-assessment of the role of the Bulgarian Socialist Party -- arguably, the single most important political entity in Bulgaria's post-communist history. Assessing its internal problems and the challenges it faces from a new and radical grassroots Left, Popivanov asks why and how Bulgaria's Socialist Party was the only one in the Eastern bloc to remain an important political organization, after the end of communism. This timely book skillfully analyzes the current societal and political situation in Bulgaria that threatens the Socialists and argues for a complete reformulation of the concept of the 'Bulgarian Left' |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Right and left (Political science) -- Bulgaria -- History -- 21st century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Right and left (Political science)
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Bulgaria
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783838267173 |
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3838267176 |
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