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Konstantinov, M. (2023). Right-Wing Leftists, Left-Wing Rightists, and Traditionalist Liberals: Core Political Values and Ideological Inconsistency at the Party-Elite Level in Bulgaria. Social Sciences, 13(1), 12.

Академична публикация | | Martin Konstantinov
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Abstract

The growth of heterodox ideological configurations, or ideological inconsistencies, among the electorate of Western countries, has been offered as one explanation for recent momentous political events, such as Brexit or the election of Donald Trump as US President. Previous research, however, suggests that ideological inconsistency has been typical for Central and Eastern European (CEE) states for the past thirty years after the fall of the Socialist regimes there. Based on a survey of 102 active members of local and national party structures in Bulgaria, followed by in-depth interviews with the same respondents, I develop a conceptual and methodological approach aimed at objectively measuring Bulgarians’ political values and ideological orientations. Building on previous research on the statistical independence of the social and economic dimensions of ideology, this study identifies three main models of ideological inconsistency at the party-elite level in Bulgaria, offering evidence of the “homogeneity in ideological inconsistency” in this post-Socialist country, with party elites and electorate following the same patterns of inconsistency. The existence of a conservative value complex, integrating traditionalist, statist, and nationalist attitudes regarding the social sphere, is another major finding of the study. I discuss the specific historical and socio-cultural background contributing to ideological inconsistency in Bulgaria and potential implications for the wider CEE region.
Keywords:

ideological inconsistency; political values; political orientation; ideological dimensions; left–right ideological schema; Central and East European states; Bulgaria

Cite as: Konstantinov, M. (2023). Right-Wing Leftists, Left-Wing Rightists, and Traditionalist Liberals: Core Political Values and Ideological Inconsistency at the Party-Elite Level in Bulgaria. Social Sciences, 13(1), 12.

Spasova, L., Leone, C., & Bencivenga, R. (2022). MILIEU H2020 Project ‘Women, Disability and Inclusion’: Introducing the Project. In ICGR 2022 5th International Conference on Gender Research. Academic Conferences and publishing limited.

Академична публикация | | Lyuba Spasova, Cinzia Leone, Rita Bencivenga
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The paper introduces the MILIEU H2020 Project ‘Women, disability and inclusion – scientific excellence in Bulgaria’ – a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) project funded under the Horizon 2020 Programme, ‘Spreading excellence and widening participation – Twinning’ Call. The project aims to unlock, foster and sustain high-quality research at the intersection of studies on women, disability and inclusion by promoting collaboration, networking and an intensive exchange of research between partners. As a project to widen participation, MILIEU is specifically focused on driving excellence and enhancing the research-related fundraising and management competencies of the scholars and staff of the coordinating partner from the target country – in this case, the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

The paper introduces MILIEU’s goals, methods and expected impact and presents the principal tasks and activities in implementing a project related to fostering research in the areas of women, disabilities and inclusion. It also describes the risks and challenges faced by MILIEU and the consortium and how they were overcome and turned into success stories.

 

Cite as: Spasova, L., Leone, C., & Bencivenga, R. (2022). MILIEU H2020 Project ‘Women, Disability and Inclusion’: Introducing the Project. In ICGR 2022 5th International Conference on Gender Research. Academic Conferences and publishing limited.

Florez, S. L., Briones, A. G., Pavón, J., Fuentes-Fernández, R., & Corchado, J. M. (2023, June). Monitoring System for Detecting Non-inclusive Situations in Smart Cities. In Sustainable Smart Cities and Territories International Conference (pp. 405-416). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

Академична публикация | | Sebastián Lopez Florez, Alfonso González-Briones, JuanPavón, Rubén Fuentes-Fernandez, Juan M. Corchado
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Disability is a very important issue in our society, as evidenced by frequent awareness campaigns. One specific area that deserves special attention is the creation and assessment of solutions that ensure the genuine inclusion of persons with disabilities in smart cities. In this regard, this work proposes a method for detecting non-inclusive situations for people with mobility problems and communicate such incidence to public services. The proposed approach intends to facilitate this task by automatically detecting obstacles in the environment and measuring the distance between each person and the different obstacles in order to identify potential non-inclusive situations. This is done through the combined use of OpenCV and YOLO-v5.
Cite as: Florez, S.L., Briones, A.G., Pavón, J., Fuentes-Fernández, R., Corchado, J.M. (2023). Monitoring System for Detecting Non-inclusive Situations in Smart Cities. In: Castillo Ossa, L.F., Isaza, G., Cardona, Ó., Castrillón, O.D., Corchado Rodriguez, J.M., De la Prieta Pintado, F. (eds) Trends in Sustainable Smart Cities and Territories . SSCT 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 732. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36957-5_35

Darakchi, S. (2023). “A Community… Sounds Like Communism”: Notions of Gay Community and “Community Belonging Contradiction” Among Bulgarian Non-Heterosexual Males. Journal of Homosexuality, 1-26.

Академична публикация | | Shaban Darakchi
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The term “gay community” has been criticized for its inability to explain the pluralities in a specific cultural and political context. Based on in-depth interviews with 63 non-heterosexual males in Bulgaria, this study aims to revisit the theories of gay communities in a non-Western, post-communist context. The data from this study suggest that (1) the idea of a “gay community” is often rejected due to anti-communist notions and explicit engagement with individualism as anti-communitarianism; (2) belonging to a gay community is subjective, and initial verbal detachment from gay communities does not indicate a lack of factual belonging to such communities; (3) the concepts of “personal communities” and “family of choice” remain relatively irrelevant in the Bulgarian context; (4) the most significant factor for attachment to a gay community is the notion of “gay culture” and “gay scene”; (5) recent forms of “sexual attachments” have led to a certain political involvement; and (6) the “anti-gender campaigns” have revitalized the importance of gay communities and have brought an increasing number of respondents to certain involvement in gay communities and networks, challenging the theories of “post-gay” societies.

Cite as: Darakchi, S. (2023). “A Community… Sounds Like Communism”: Notions of Gay Community and “Community Belonging Contradiction” Among Bulgarian Non-Heterosexual Males. Journal of Homosexuality, 1-26.

Kolotouchkina, O., Llorente-Barroso, C., García-Guardia, M. L., & Pavón, J. (2021). Disability narratives in sports communication: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games’ best practices and implications. Media and Communication, 9(3), 101-111.

Академична публикация | | Olga Kolotouchkina, Carmen Llorente Barroso, María Luisa García Guardia, Juan Pavón
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Abstract:  The Paralympic Games have become a relevant social and communication tool for the enhancement of global awareness and understanding of disability. The increasing visibility of this kind of global sports event, as well as the efforts of public authorities to make their host cities more accessible, evidence a relevant shift to new urban barrier-free experiences and discourses concerning disability. This research is guided by an exploratory case study approach to assess the disability representation and narratives within the context of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. The examination of some innovative communication strategies fostering the visibility of disability reveals a series of effective practices implemented in Japan. The focus on the personification of para-athletes, the celebration of public events to experience first-hand para-sports disciplines, as well as the engagement of school-children and young people in para-sports initiatives are predominant in the communication efforts of Tokyo 2020 in the pre-games period.

 

Keywords:  disability; Paralympic Games; media; sports communication; Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games; Japan
Cite as: Kolotouchkina, O., Llorente-Barroso, C., García-Guardia, M. L., & Pavón, J. (2021). Disability narratives in sports communication: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games’ best practices and implications. Media and Communication, 9(3), 101-111.

Окончателен доклад за извършените дейности за подобряване на отличните научни изследвания в MILIEU (англ.)

Работен документ | | Руиз Терол, Ингрид; Ханнинен, Лииса Ирене; Павóн Местрас, Хуан
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План за експлоатация и устойчивост - окончателен вариант (англ.)

Работен документ | | Мантарова, Анна; Ченгелова, Емилия; Спасова, Люба
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Препоръка за подобряване на управлението и администрацията на изследванията в разширяващите се страни (англ.)

Работен документ | | Карла Мариа Реале, Алесандро Мелони
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Бюлетин на MILIEU - брой №6 (англ.)

Общ документ | | Екип на ИФС
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Брой №6 на бюлетина на MILIEU. Вътре в броя:

Събитие на фокус: Международна конференция Milieu 2023
Посещения в партньорските институции: Генуа и Мадрид през втората половина на 2023 г.
Семинари и лекции през втората половина на 2023 г.
ИНЧ Дейност: Докторантска школа във Варна 2023
Финално събитие за разпространение на Milieu в Брюксел