Anti-Government Demonstrations Rock Bulgaria

Posted: 20 October 2020| Region: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia | Category: Analysis

Authors: Adam Miller; Franklin Holcomb; Katerina Bozhinova

Since July, thousands of people have taken part in daily anti-corruption demonstrations in cities across Bulgaria. ACLED Research Analyst Adam Miller, Europe Research Manager Franklin Holcomb, and former Europe researcher and current South Asia Assistant Research Manager Katerina Bozhinova assess the state of the protest movement and its potential to gain momentum ahead of the 2021 parliamentary elections.

Adam Miller

Adam Miller is a former Research Analyst at ACLED. He holds a BA in Political Science from Allegheny College and an MA in International Relations from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. Adam's research focuses on the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations in civil wars, cooperative security organizations, and US foreign policy.

Franklin Holcomb

Franklin is a Europe Research Manager at ACLED. Before joining ACLED, Franklin worked at the Institute for the Study of War where he authored multiple reports on the structure and capabilities of Ukrainian and Russian-led separatist forces. He also spent time as an academic assistant at the Baltic Defense College while working on his master's degree in Tartu, Estonia. Franklin graduated from Texas A&M University with a double major in Russian Language and International politics and diplomacy.

Katerina Bozhinova

Katerina Bozhinova is the Partnership Officer at ACLED. She holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations and an MSc in Sustainable Resource Management. Her research interests include land rights and environmental governance and policy.

Categories: Analysis, Euro Resource, Infographics archive20 October 2020

Regions: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

Tags: Bulgaria

Anti-Government Demonstrations Rock Bulgaria

Adam Miller

Franklin Holcomb

Katerina Bozhinova

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