Civic Society as a Resource of Collective Mobilizations during 90ty and now in Eastern Europe

Human and Social Studies Foundation – Sofia (HSSF), supported by Trust for Civil Society for CEE

Is glad to invite you to series of public lecturers

During November/ December 2011

The fourth lecture will be given by Associate Professor Petya Kabakchieva (Sofia University, Department of Sociology)

Lecture

Civic Society as a Resource of Collective Mobilizations during 90ty and now in Eastern Europe

Petya Kabakchieva majored in Philosophy and Sociology at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. She defended her PhD thesis in Sociology on the topic Political power and elites. Bulgarian transition: 1989 – 1997. For six years (1980 to 1986), she worked as a research associate at the Youth Research Institute. Between 1987 and 2000, she taught at Sofia University, Sociology Department. Since 2001, she is an Associate Professor at the same Department of Sofia University. Petya Kabakchieva is a member of the European Sociological Association. She is Deputy Head of the Bulgarian Sociological Association. She is Director of the Association for Social Investigations and member of the Advisory Board of the Group for Research of Civil Sector. Her theoretic and research interests are focused on the subject of Transition.