Bulgarians in the EU
identities and political mobilisations
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.60054/PEU.2023.10.107-114Ключови думи :
(e)migration, political (e) engagement, citizenship, Bulgaria, votingАбстракт
The notorious “foot voting” from the initial years of the democratic transition has undergone its transformations and nowadays the departure from the geographic boundaries of Bulgaria does not involve a refusal to participate in the political entity. On the contrary, there are ever more numerous examples of civil commitment of Bulgarians abroad and the formation of a new citizenship beyond locations. The image of people waiting on long lines to vote in front of the state’s embassies and the multitude of initiatives in support of distance voting -- by mail or via electronic medium -- are some of the visible manifestations. Another is a multitude of solidary initiatives related to protests against the corruption and the “state captured”. The aim of the present text is to analyse the processes of emigration of Bulgarian citizens after 1989 through the prism of changing perception of identities and political activity.
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