Oligarchic Policies in Bulgaria and Their Public Legitimation

cris.sourceIdoai:journals.unwe.bg:article/375
dc.creatorTsakova, Ivkaen
dc.date2021-05-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-24T23:11:53Z
dc.date.available2026-09-24T23:11:53Z
dc.descriptionThe content of the article refers to the period of “transition to a market economy and liberal democracy” in Bulgaria after 1989 and the unfolding oligarchization of politics under neoliberal capitalism. The problem posed in the title is clarified by applying the critical method derived from critical social theories (A. Gramsci, C. Crouch, D. Harvey, etc.). Based on working definitions of oligarchic power and oligarchic politics/policies, three ways for public legitimization of oligarchic policies in Bulgaria are outlined: a) redirection of public attention from interests to values; b) reaching a neoliberal consensus in the state, parties and civil society; c) oligarchic capture of the media through neoliberal propaganda.en
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dc.identifierhttps://rp.unwe.bg/index.php/rp/article/view/375
dc.identifier10.37075/RP.2021.2.05
dc.identifier.urihttps://ds.e-dnrs.org/handle/123456789/1331
dc.languagebg
dc.publisherAcademic Publishing UNWE (AP-UNWE)en
dc.relationhttps://rp.unwe.bg/index.php/rp/article/view/375/367
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2021 Ivka Tsakova (Author)en
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en
dc.sourceResearch Papers of UNWE; No. 2 (2021); 87-99en
dc.subjectBulgarian transitionen
dc.subjectPolitics of oligarchyen
dc.subjectNeoliberalismen
dc.subjectA13 - Relation of Economics to Social Valuesen
dc.subjectD63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurementen
dc.subjectD72 - Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavioren
dc.subjectE71 - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on the Macro Economyen
dc.subjectP16 - Capitalist Institutions • Welfare Stateen
dc.titleOligarchic Policies in Bulgaria and Their Public Legitimationen
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen

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