Dr Gergana Dimova's Research
Book monographs
“Democracy beyond Elections: Government Accountability in the Media Age” (Palgrave London, 2020)
“Political Uncertainty: A Comparative Exploration” (Ibidem/ Columbia University Press) forthcoming in August 2023
Edited books
“The Politics and Governance of Blame” with Matthew Flinders, Markus Hinterleitner, R. A. W. Rhodes, Kent Weaver. Under Contract with Oxford University Press. Publication date: July, 2024.
Edited journal issues
“Russia’s Annexation of Crimea: Legal and Political Aspects, Part 3” Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society, 2022, 8 (1).
“Russia’s Annexation of Crimea: Legal and Political Aspects, Part 2” Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society, 2020, 6 (2).
“Russia’s Annexation of Crimea: Legal and Political Aspects, Part 1” Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society, 2019, 5 (1).
Peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters
“The Politics of Blame in an Era of Uncertainty” with Matthew Flinders, Markus Hinterleitner, R.
- W. Rhodes, Kent Weaver forthcoming in “The Politics and Governance of Blame” (Oxford University Press)
“The State of the Field Maps, Gaps and Traps” with with Matthew Flinders, Markus Hinterleitner, R. A.
- Rhodes, Kent Weaver forthcoming in “The Politics and Governance of Blame” (Oxford University Press)
“Perspectives on Russia’s 2014 Annexation of Crimea: Empirical and Theoretical Explorations,” Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society, 2022, 8 (1).
“Democratic Procedures are not Inherently Democratic,” Democratic Theory, 2021, 8 (1).
“Using the Comparative Method in Democratic Theory: A Solution to the “File Drawer Problem”?”
Comparative Political Theory 2021, 1(1).
“Russia’s 2014 Annexation of Crimea in Historical Context: Discourses and Controversies,” Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society, 2020, 6 (1).
“Government Responses to Media Allegations: A Comparison between an Established and a Managed Democracy,” Global Media Journal, 2019, 9 (2).
“The 2017 Anti-Corruption Protests in Romania: Causes, Mechanisms, Consequences,” Taiwan Journal of Democracy, 2019, 15 (1).
“Legal Loopholes and Judicial Debates: Essays on Russia’s 2014 Annexation of Crimea and Its Consequences for International Law,” Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society, 2019, 5 (1).
“Politicizing Government Accountability: The Case of Protest Network and the Model “Who?” in Bulgaria,” in Donmez and Stranding (eds.) “Comparing Strategies of (De)Politicisation in Europe: Governance, Resistance and Anti-politics” (Palgrave Macmilian, 2018)
“Investigating the Trump Scandal: Implications for Democracy and Political Risk,” Journal of Political Risk, 2017, 5 (5).
“How the Media Changed Electoral Democracy: Two Causal Paths of Interaction,” in Geidina and Kamalipou (eds.) Communicating through the Universe. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2016.
“Media Scandals: How Political Scandals Arise,” Global Media Journal, 2012, 3 (1).
“Who Criticizes the Government in the Media? The Symbolic Power Model,” Observatorio (OBS*) Journal, 2012, 6 (1).
“Political Accountability and Media Scandals: A Comparative Exploration,” Central European University Political Science Journal, The Graduate Student Review 2006, 1 (3).
“Historical Determinants of the Post-Communist Power Relations. A Comparative Case Study of Hungary and the Former Soviet Union,” Democratizatsiya, Spring 2008
Media expertise
“A Rigorous Debate on the Inter-Disciplinary Boundaries of Democracy” in the LOOP series of the European Consortium of Political Research
Cited in “Bulgarian national radio chief hits out at media interference from state”, Euronews, November 17, 2020
“Bringing in the Experts: Blame Deflection and the COVID-19 Crisis,’ 3/04/2020, LSE Blog Post (with Matthew Flinders)
Anti-Politics: Anatomy of Public Anger, 30/04/2020, LSE Blog Post (with Eva Polonska)
“Can you obstruct justice publicly? Political and Legal Wrongdoing in the Media Age,” 22/4/2019 UACES Collaborative Research Network
“The Three Ps of Populism: Personification, Popularity and Provocation,” 5/6/2018, Global-e.
“Monitory Democracy in Times of Multiple Crises: Strengthened or Enfeebled?” Palgrave Blog-post, 1/9/2020
“Commentary on British Elections,” 7/3/2017, Bulgarian National Nova TV
“The Country of the Fearful and the Silent,” 3/3/2017, Webcafe.bg
“Donald Trump, the Great Manipulator,” 1/2/2017, The Globalist
“Pro-Russia Wins in Bulgaria and Moldova: Ideology or Pragmatism?” 7/12/2016, Global Risk Insights
“The Everyday Experience of EU Projects: Comparison of Two Towns in Bulgaria,” 16/11/2016,
“Europe and the Everyday” Collaborative Project
“Will Bulgaria Tilt to Russia?” 10/10/2016, The Atlantic Council.
“Brexit and the Bulgarian Mothers in London,” 26/06/2016, Webcafe.bg.
“Commentary on Brexit,” 23/06/2016, EU Policy Institute.
“The Case of Vratsa: The Nation against the Office of The Prosecutor General,” 20/01/2016,Webcafe.bg.
“Presenting an Experts’ Cabinet is a Good PR Strategy,” 30/05/2013, Interview on the Bulgarian National Radio.
“The Failed Assassination against [the Turkish leader] Dogan will not have a lasting effect on Bulgarian politics,” 31/01/2013, Interview on the Bulgarian National Radio.
“Having a Leader Would Help the Protesters,” 05/12/2013, Interview on the Bulgarian National Radio.
“Five Encouraging Trends of the Bulgarian Electorate,” 25/05/2014, Webcafe.bg.
“Charisma in Politics is Not What You Think It Is,” 16/11/2012, The Huffington Post.
Book reviews
“The New Despotism by John Keane”, LSE Review of Books, June 20, 2020.
“The Instrumentalisation of Mass Media in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes. Evidence from Russia’s Presidential Election Campaigns of 2000 and 2008. Book Review,” Europe-Asia Studies,April 2018, vol.70, No.3
“Property, Predation, and Protection. Piranha Capitalism in Russia and Ukraine,” Europe Asia Studies, 2016, Vol. 68, No 3
“The New Regulatory Space: Reframing Democratic Governance,” Journal of Public Policy, 2014, Vol.34, No.3
“Politics of Past Evil. Book Review,” Journal of Cold War Studies, 2008, Vol. 10, No 3