Bulgaria has been deindustrialized by interest groups who extracted state assets like oil states extract the oil in their ground.
Democracy is the only game in town. The problem is [when] people start to believe that it is not a game worth playing. - Ivan Krastev
Democracy is the only game in town. The problem is [when] people start to believe that it is not a game worth playing.
- Ivan Krastev
As a rule, governments monitor people. - Ivan Krastev
As a rule, governments monitor people.
Before, revolutions used to have ideological names. They could be communist, they could be liberal, they could be fascist or Islamic. Now, the revolu… - Ivan Krastev
Before, revolutions used to have ideological names. They could be communist, they could be liberal, they could be fascist or Islamic. Now, the revolu…
[It's] difficult to engage people in politics when they believe that what really matters is where they personally stand. - Ivan Krastev
[It's] difficult to engage people in politics when they believe that what really matters is where they personally stand.
Bulgaria has been deindustrialized by interest groups who extracted state assets like oil states extract the oil in their ground. - Ivan Krastev
Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust. - Ivan Krastev
Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust.
Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore to be a real alternative to democracy, but we can see many more authoritarian practices and styles basical… - Ivan Krastev
Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore to be a real alternative to democracy, but we can see many more authoritarian practices and styles basical…
The Church of TED is very optimistic. Bulgarians are some of the most pessimistic in the world. There are the Happy, the Unhappy and the Bulgarians. - Ivan Krastev
The Church of TED is very optimistic. Bulgarians are some of the most pessimistic in the world. There are the Happy, the Unhappy and the Bulgarians.
Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often com… - Ivan Krastev
Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often com…
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