The Republic of Bulgaria's Transition to Democracy: Political and Social Implications

Abstract

This thesis examines the democratization of the Republic of Bulgaria since 1989, the year of radical changes in the world and Eastern and Central Europe in particular. A review of history and events since 1944 provides clues to understand of the contemporary events on the Bulgarian political and social scene. The thesis describes the major actors and agents of the changes in the country. By dwelling upon some of the major achievements of the current government in the process of democratization, as well as the progress in the development of civil-military relations in the country, the thesis suggests the way ahead for the reform of politics, society and security in South Eastern Europe and Bulgaria.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA389377

Entities

People

  • Daniela Gr. Dimitrova

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Bulgaria
  • Business Administration
  • Eastern Europe
  • Economic Systems
  • Education
  • Europe
  • Governments
  • Labor Unions
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies