State Capture versus Contestatory Citizenship in Bulgaria
After three parliamentary elections in Bulgaria in only one year the party system has been in constant change. A transition which is accompanied by heated political debates regarding the rule of law and justice. The last few years have also seen the formation of an active civic ethos and contestatory citizenship which demand a reform of the judiciary and rule of law. In this context, the author of this Policy Brief articulates three different transformations in Bulgaria’s post-communist development, each one of them defining in a different way the rule of law and justice as well as the Europeanisation of the country. Furthermore, the author analyses civic mobilisations for rule of law, examines the state capture and formulates policy recommendations.