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.
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Adam Miller is a 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 is the Eastern 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 is the South Asia Assistant Research Manager 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.
