Curriculum Vitae

Professor Georgi Dimitrov, Dr. Habil.

Home Address

12 Victor Grigorovich str. Fl. 7, ap. 38

Sofia 1606, Bulgaria

tel.: +359 2 9521568

Office Address

Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy

Sofia University

15 Tzar Osvoboditel

Sofia, Bulgaria

tel.: +359 2 971 10 02 ext. 346

e-mail:gd@sclg.uni-sofia.bg

Personal

13.04.1958 - born in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Marital Status - married (1982), two children

Education and Specializations

1997 - 2-month specialization in Sociology, University of Bielefeld, Germany

1996-97 - 2-month specialization in European Studies at the University of Limerick, Ireland

1995 - 1-month specialization in 18th Century Studies, East-West Seminar; University of Munster, Germany

1988 - Defended a Ph.D. thesis on "The problem of Socialization as a General Sociological Theory Problem".

1984 - post-graduate student at the University of Sofia.

1979-1983 - student at the Department of Sociology at "St. Clement Ohridski" University of Sofia

1977 - graduate of the English Language School in Sofia.

Professional Career

2001 - Member of the National Specialized Council for Sociology, Political Studies and Science Studies

2001 - Professor in Sociology at the University of Sofia

2000 - Doctor in Sociology; doctoral thesis Sociology and Modernity (Socio-cultural and methodological interweaving in sociological thought)

1999 - Founder of the European Studies Bachelor and Master programmes at the University of Sofia

1996 - Vice-President of the All-University Centre for European Studies at the University of Sofia

1994 - 2000 President of the Association for Social Investigations and Applied Research Practice.

1994 - Founder of the Bachelor programme in Sociology at the South-East University of Blagoevgrad

1993 - 1999 - Vice-Dean of the Philosophical Faculty, University of Sofia.

1992 - Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Sofia, lecturing on Sociology of Modernity, European Civilizing Process, European Identity, Historical Sociology, Sociological Theory and Methodology.

1988-1990 - Chair of the Department "Social Problems of Youth" at the Institute for Youth Studies.

1985 - assistant professor at the Department of Sociology, "St.Clement Ohridski" University of Sofia, lecturing courses in the field of General sociology.

1984 - Research Fellow at the Institute for Youth Studies.

1983 - associate of the Institute for Youth Studies

Academic Courses

• • 1-quarter course European Sociology of the XXth Century for undergraduate students in European Studies at Sofia University (2001-2002)

  • 2-quarter doctoral seminar R. Friedrischs' Sociology of Sociology and Methodology of Sociological Knowledge (2000-2001)

  • 2-quarter course Sociology of Traditional and Modern Societies for undergraduate students at Blagoevgrad University (1999-2000)

  • 3-quarter quarter course Sociology of Modernity (1999-2000) for students in History at Sofia University

  • 2-quarter course Contemporary Bulgarian Sociology for graduate students at Sofia University (1998)

  • 1-quarter course European Civilizing Process and European Identity for the graduate students in European Studies at Sofia University (1995-1997)

  • 2-quarter course Introduction to Sociology for undergraduate students in Sociology at Blagoevgrad University (1994-1996)

  • 2-quarter course Theories of Modernization (D. Apter, B. Moore-Jr., P. Berger) for graduate students in Sociology at Sofia University (1993-2001)

  • 2-quarter course Historical Sociology for undergraduate students in Political Studies at Sofia University (1991-1998)

  • 1-quarter course Sociological Ideas of K. Marx for undergraduate students in Sociology at Sofia University (1988-2001)

  • 2-quarter course Introduction to Sociology for undergraduate students in Sociology at Sofia University (1995-1992)

  • 1-quarter course Introduction to Sociology for students in Mass Communications at Sofia University (1985-1989)

Research Projects

• • Innovative Sociology, Institutional project for twinning of sociology Departments at Sofia University and Skopje University (HESP, CEU Grant, 2001 -)

  • The Bulgarian EU Integration Mirrored in Political and Expert Discourses (Sponsored by EU Delegation in Sofia 2000 -2001)

  • Modes of Diversification of Higher Education in Bulgaria (Funded by Research Support Scheme, Prague, 1996-98)

  • Public Necessities of Different Types of Higher Education in a Situation of Social Change (Supported by Open Society Foundation 1994-96)

  • Tendencies towards Authoritarianism: A Comparative Analysis between Bulgaria and Russia (Supported by NATO Research Programme Fellowship, 1994-96)

  • Social Deficiency of Bulgarian Law System (Sponsored by National Scientific Research Fund 1995-96)

  • The Way of Life of the Bulgarian Students (1988-89)

  • Family Education and Sex Culture of Youth (1986)

Expert Activities

2001 - Local consultant on behalf of the Bulgarian Ministry of Education in a Word Bank project

2000 - Team-leader of a project Open Academic Network in European Studies in South-East Europe, Council of Europe

1996-1999 - Member of the Working Party "European Studies for Democratic Citizenship", DECS - HH, Council of Europe

1998 - Sofia University representative in Multy-Country Phare Project: Quality Assurance in Higher Education

1998 - Local consultant for PHARE-Project National Agency for Accreditation and Evaluation

Academic Affiliations

2001 - Secretary of International Association for European Studies; Chair of the Program Committee

1994 - Association for Social Investigations (1994-2000 President)

1982 - Bulgarian Sociological Association

Grants and Awards

2001 - Fulbright Fellowship

2001 - Annual Award of the Faculty of Philosophy, Sofia University, for a New Book

2001 - HESP (CEU) Grant for Institutional Development

1996 - Research Support Scheme Grant for a Research Project

1995 - Mellon Foundation Fellowship for East-West Seminar Participation

1994 - NATO Research Program Fellowship for a Research Project

1986 - National Award for Young Sociologist "Ivan Hadzjiski"

Major Publications

• 1. Sociology for Freedom, University Course in Sociology, Sofia, 2001, (in Bulgarian)

  2. The Crisis in Bulgaria's Critical Public Shpere - Spring 2001 (Why the taxi drivers beated journalists at their own game), in "Civil Society and Political Culture in the Countries from the Black-Sea Region" International Conference Proceedings, METU, Ankara, Turkey, 2001.

  3. Civil Challenges to Contemporary Bulgarian Sociology, in Proceedings from South-East European Sociological Associations Round Table "Sociological Expertise Between Civil Society and State", October, 2000, Bankia, Bulgaria.

  4. Sequences of the Multiple Transformation and the Importance of Setting Up Strong Institutions, in: Factors of Success and Failure of the Democratic Process in South Eeastern Europe, Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS of the United Nations Development Programme, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2000

  5. Die jungste bulgarische Geschichte im Spiegel der bulgarischen Soziologie; Bulgarien im Ubergang (Kramer & Stoyanov), 1999;

  6. Translation in Bulgaian of P. Berger's Invitation to Sociology with an introduction, 1999

  7. Modes of Diversification of Higher Education in Bulgaria: Case Study in Four Disciplines, Internet publication, VIRTUS, Prague, Open Society Institute, HESP, 1999 (http://e-lib.rss.cz/diglib/pdf/81.pdf) main text in Bulgarian.

  8. Diversification of Higher Education - Excessive and Unsufficient, Buletin na MON, 1998/2

  9. The Students' Academic Weight; in Proceedings of the National Conference Problems, Achievements and Perspectives of Higher Education in Bulgaria and the Role of the Academic Community (ed. P. Bojadjieva) 1999

  10. Why Should European Studies Be Studied, 1999, Discussion paper, HER - DECS, Council of Europe

  11. Sociology of the Modern World, 1998, in: Endless Sociology (school textbook in Bulgarian)

  12. European Studies in Bulgaria - National Report; Colloquy on European Studies, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, October 1998

  13. Europe and the Constituting of Modern Bulgaria, in: State Building in the Balkans. Dilemmas on the Eve of the 21st century, (ed. St.Bianchini & G. Schopflin), Ravena, 1996

  14. The market situation in higher education - a view from inside, in Strategies for Educational and Scientific Policy, 1996, No. 4. (in Bulgarian)

  15. Value attitudes towards higher education in a period of transition, in Strategies for Educational and Scientific Policy, 1996, No. 2. (in Bulgarian)

  16. The Bulgarian sociology - grounds for optimism, Sotsiologichesky problemi, 1995, No. 4. (in Bulgarian)

  17. The Process of modernization - general framework of the sociological tradition, Sotsiologichesky problemi, 1995, No. 2. (in Bulgarian)

  18. How was the Mass Reception of an 18 Century Bulgarian Intelectual possible? paper, presented at The East-West Seminar, Munster 1995

  19. The Paradoxes of modernization in Eastern Europe: The Bulgarian case, in Social Research in Social Movements, Conflict and Change, vol. 18, 1995

  20. Russia and Bulgaria: Farewell Democracy, Sofia, 1996. Monography (P. Kabakchieva and J. Kjossev, co-authors)

  21. Bulgaria in the Orbits of Modernization, Sofia, 1995. Monography (in Bulgarian)

  22. Phases of Recurrent National Modernization. In Proceedings of European Conference on Social Science Research and Information Needs, Berlin, 1994.

  23. The National Historical Identity of Bulgarians as a Problem for the Intellectuals. Year-Book of the University of Sofia, 1994. (in Bulgarian)

  24. The Ruins of Communism as Fundamentals of Democracy. Sotsiologichesky pregled, 1994, No 1. (in Bulgarian)

  25. The Paradoxes of the Bulgarian Democracy. Politichesky izsledvania, 1994, No. 1 (in Bulgarian)

  26. The Withering of a Modern Myth. Politicheski izsledvania, 1995, No.1 (in Bulgarian)

  27. Critique of the Contemporary Politological Thinking. Sotsiologichesky problemi, 1993, No. 3. (in Bulgarian)

  28. The Cognized Being as a Problem of the Empirical Sociological Research. Sofia, 1991. Monography. (in Bulgarian)

  29. Marxism as a Non-Classical Social Science. Novo vreme, 1991, No. 1. (in Bulgarian)

  30. What's What in Bulgarian Sociology? Sotsiologichesky problemi, 1991, No. 1

  31. The Swan's Cry of State Marxism. Sotsiologichesky problemi, 1990, No. 6. (in Bulgarian)

  32. The School and the Sexual Youth Culture. Sotsiologichesky problemi, 1990, No. 4. (in Bulgarian)

  33. The Students' Way of Life. Year-Book of the University of Sofia, 1990. (in Bulgarian)

  34. Are the "Alternative Youth Groups" Really Alternative? Mladezh i obstestvo, 1989, No. 7 and 8. (in Bulgarian)

  35. A. Toffler - a Personality from the Present. Mladezh i obstestvo, 1989, No. 1 and 2. (in Bulgarian)

  36. The Sociological Problem of the Identification of the Social Problem. Sotsiologichecsky pregled, 1988, No. 7. (in Bulgarian)

  37. Analysis of the Basic Categories of Marx' and Engels's The German Ideology. Sotsiologichesky problemi, 1988, No. 3. (in Bulgarian)

  38. The Process of Socialization as a Fundamental Sociological Problem (critical analysis of basic paradigms). Year-Book of the University of Sofia, 1987. (in Bulgarian)

  39. An Interlude to the Answering of the Question: What is Human Activity? Sotsiologichesky problemi, 1986, No. 3. (in Bulgarian)

  40. The Standard of Living from the point of View of Young People. Problemi na mladezhta, 1986, No. 1. (in Bulgarian)

  41. Everyday Consciousness - Some Empirically Registered Tendencies. Sotsiologichesky problemi, 1985, No. 1. (in Bulgarian)

  42. An attempt at an experimental investigation of everyday life. Sotsiologichecsky pregled, 1984, No. 5. (in Bulgarian)