Angelina Markovska

Assoc. Prof. Angelina Markovska, Ph.D

e-mail:
a.markovska@ihist.bas.bg
markovska@abv.bg

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1751-1192
Web of Science Researcher ID: HGE-2916-2022
Scopus ID: 59745297300

AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST

Contemporary World History

History and Theory of International Relations and Conflicts

Formation of a New System of International Relations after the End of the Cold War

Foreign Policy and Diplomacy

American Foreign Policy Strategies

Contemporary Crises and Conflicts in the Balkans

Contemporary Geopolitics and Southeast European Countries

American Think Tanks and Lobbying Groups, Theory of Lobbying

Political Tribunals – Nuremberg, Tokyo, The Hague

National Identities and Cultural Anthropology

ACADEMIC CAREER

Education

  • 2008 – PhD in Political Science after defending a dissertation on „The Disintegration of Yugoslavia and German Policy on the Yugoslav Crisis (1989–1995): A Conflictological Analysis.”
  • 2004–2008 – Full-time PhD candidate at Veliko Tarnovo University „St. Cyril and St. Methodius,” Faculty of Philosophy.
  • 1998–2002 – Master’s Degree in History, Veliko Tarnovo University „St. Cyril and St. Methodius,” Specialization: History of the Balkan Peoples.

Positions Held

  • 2025–present – Associate Professor, Section „Contemporary History and Geopolitics,” Institute of Historical Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
  • 2024–present – Professor of Political Science, Department of National Security and Political Sciences, Veliko Tarnovo University „St. Cyril and St. Methodius.”
  • 2013–2024 – Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Sociology and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Philosophy, Veliko Tarnovo University.
  • 2008–2013 – Senior Assistant, Department of Political Science, Sociology and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Philosophy, Veliko Tarnovo University.

Academic Degree and Title

  • 2008 – Doctor of Political Science (PhD), awarded by the Higher Attestation Commission (VAK), Bulgaria.

Specializations

  • 2010 – Specialization in American Foreign Policy, University of Florida, USA, under the US State Department program SUSI (Study of the U.S. Institutes), The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Membership in Scientific Organizations and Associations

  • 2013–present – Member of the Bulgarian Association for Political Science (BAPS).
  • 2008–present – Member of the Department of National Security and Political Sciences, Faculty of Philosophy, Veliko Tarnovo University.

Membership in Editorial Boards and Academic Publishing Councils

  • 2021–present – Member of the Editorial Board of the international journal Scientific Journal „Social Perspectives“ of the Social Sciences Research Center (SSRC).
  • 2018–present – Member of the Editorial Board of the international journal International Journal of European Studies.
  • 2014–present – Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Political Studies, published by the Bulgarian Association for Political Science (BAPS).

Participation in Research Projects

  • 2023–2025 – „Modernization of the Learning Environment in the Field of Political Science through the Establishment of a Hall for Interactive Training of Future Political Scientists,” under Ordinance No. 3 on Scientific Research, Ministry of Education and Science (project leader).
  • 2023–2024 – „Descartes, Rationalism, and Cartesianism in the History of Psychology in the 17th and 18th Centuries,” under Ordinance No. 3 on Scientific Research, Ministry of Education and Science.
  • 2021–2023 – Digital Backpack – My Bulgaria: An interactive tool for Bulgarian language education abroad, No. 2020-1-BG01-KA226-SCH-094970, Erasmus+ Program, Key Action 2, Strategic Partnerships in Response to COVID-19, School Education Sector.
  • 2021–2022 – „Establishment of a Scientific Network ‘Southeast Europe’ and Conducting an Online Conference with Publication and Indexing in WoS,” under Ordinance No. 3 on Scientific Research, Ministry of Education and Science.
  • 2018–2020 – „Development of Psychology in Bulgaria and the Soviet Union during World War II: Characteristics, Features, and Consequences,” under Bilateral Agreements Bulgaria-Russia, funded by the National Science Fund (FNI), in cooperation with the Institute of Psychology, Moscow, Russia, No. DNTS/Russia 02/19, 18.06.2018.
  • 2018–2019 – „Southeast Europe – History, Culture, Politics, and Economy,” under Ordinance No. 3 on Scientific Research, Ministry of Education and Science.
  • 2018–2019 – „The Contemporary Role of Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods – Between Tradition and Current Legal Framework in Bulgaria and EU Member States,” under Ordinance No. 3 on Scientific Research, Ministry of Education and Science.
  • 2017–2018 – „United for a Common Labor Market: An Integrated Approach to Labor Mobility in the Cross-Border Region between Romania and Bulgaria,” No. 16.4.2.054, eMS Code ROBG-131, co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund, Interreg V-A Romania-Bulgaria Program.
  • 2014–2017 – „Assessment of the Anti-Corruption Environment at the Local Level,” Transparency Without Borders Association, LISI Program, funded by the America for Bulgaria Foundation.
  • 2013–2015 – „New Challenges to Regional Security in the Balkans,” under Ordinance No. 9 on Scientific Research, Ministry of Education and Science.
  • 2011–2023 – MIS-ETC 408 „Maximizing Comparative Achievements of Border Regions,” TGS Bulgaria–Romania, funded by the European Social Fund, OP.
  • 2008–2010 – „Specific Features of the Bulgarian Transition to a European Value and Political Model,” under Ordinance No. 9 on Scientific Research, Ministry of Education and Science.

Teaching Activity

  • 2008–present – Lecturer, Department of National Security and Political Sciences, Faculty of Philosophy, Veliko Tarnovo University, courses in history and theory of international relations, geopolitics, international crises and conflicts, contemporary Balkan history, etc.
  • 2020 – Lecture „Policy Development Cycle” within the program for active civic engagement and advocacy skills for youth and vulnerable groups, organized by BUP „Dimitar Panitsa” and the NGO „New Path”-Hairedin.
  • 2016 – Lecture „Planning, Organization and Conduct of Advocacy Campaigns” within the program for active citizenship and leadership, organized by Platform AGORA and Bulgarian School of Politics „Dimitar Panitsa,” Sofia.
  • 2015 – Lecture „The Non-Governmental Sector – Mechanisms for Domestic Political Influence in U.S. Foreign Policy Decision-Making” in the traveling seminar „Of, By, and For the People: Popularizing Unknown Civic Participation Practices from the USA,” funded by the America for Bulgaria Foundation.
  • 2015 – Lectures for the program on active civic engagement and leadership development for young Roma, Bulgarian School of Politics „Dimitar Panitsa”: „Structure of the Civil Sector and Main Tools for Direct Civic Participation”; „Local and National Policies in Bulgaria.”
  • 2015 – Lecture „Local Self-Government: How Policies Are Made at the Local Level,” National Program 2015/2016, Regional Development and Local Governance, Bulgarian School of Politics „Dimitar Panitsa.”

Supervision of Doctoral Students

  • 2014–2017 – Supervisor of Dr. Georgi Mitev, dissertation: „Foreign Policy of George W. Bush (2001–2009) in the American Geopolitical Strategy.”
  • 2017–2020 – Supervisor of Dr. Ventsislav Georgiev, dissertation: „Formation of the Christian Democratic Tradition in Bulgarian Party Life after 1989.”
  • 2018–2021 – Supervisor of Dr. Alexander Uzunov, dissertation: „American Foreign Policy through the Paradigm of Political Realism: Strategies, Doctrines, Representatives.”
  • 2020–2023 – Supervisor of Dr. Marieta Zhivkova, dissertation: „Referendum Democracy – History and Perspectives.”
  • 2021–2024 – Supervisor of Dr. Tsveta Kaleinska, dissertation: „Application of ‘Social Listening’ in the Management of Political and Marketing Campaigns.”

Languages

  • English, German

PUBLICATIONS

Monographs

  • Markovska, A. (2024) Contemporary Foreign Policy Analysis: In Search of the Universal Doctrine. Veliko Tarnovo: University Press, Veliko Tarnovo University „St. Cyril and St. Methodius,” 260 pp. ISBN: 978-619-208-387-7.
  • Markovska, A. (2013) The Foreign Policy Decision: American Foreign Policy at the End of the 20th and Beginning of the 21st Century. Veliko Tarnovo: IVIS, 243 pp. ISBN 978-954-2968-58-0.
  • Markovska, A. (2011) German Policy on the Yugoslav Crisis (1990–1995). Veliko Tarnovo: University Press „St. Cyril and St. Methodius,” 308 pp. ISBN 978-954-524-805-4.

Collective Works

  • Markovska, A., Uzunov, F. (2018) Wars in Former Yugoslavia 1992–1995 and the Hague Tribunal. Veliko Tarnovo: University Press „St. Cyril and St. Methodius,” 286 pp. ISBN 978-619-208-154-6.
  • Markovska, A., et al. (2013) „Methodology of Citizen’s Participation in Local Governance and Cross-Border Activities.” In Maximizing Comparative Advantages of Cross-Border Regions (The European Integration of Romania and Bulgaria: Problems and Issues). Gabrovo: Ex-Press Ltd, pp. 60–72. ISBN 978-954-490-370-1.

Studies and Articles

  • Markovska, A. (2018) „German Influence in the Balkans. The ‘Civilian Power’ as a Factor for the Disintegration of Yugoslavia.” In Proceedings of an International Conference Southeast Europe: History, Culture, Politics, and Economy, Veliko Tarnovo, 1 February 2018. Ed. D. Dimitrov, M. Palangurski et al., Bologna: Filodiritto Publisher, pp. 50–61. ISBN 978-88-85813-05-2 (Web of Science).
  • Markovska, A. (2025) „The Gentle Face of Far-Right Populism in Europe: Leadership, Electoral Dynamics, and Ideological Transformations.” Ethics, Science, Education, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 144–157. ISSN Online: 3033-0068; Print: 3033-005X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/VFOK9863
  • Markovska, A. (2025) Yugoslav Nationalism in Historical Context: An Interpretation through Ernest Gellner’s Theoretical Model. In: Historical Review, 81 (2025) No. 2, pp. 36-64, Publisher: IHistI-BAS. Print ISSN 0323-9748; Online ISSN 2815-3391. DOI: https://doi.org/10.71069/IPR2.25.AM03 (Scopus).
  • Markovska, A. Who Governs? Women in Politics or Gender Aspects of the Contemporary Political Debate. In: Proceedings of the National Conference of BAPN „Challenges to Representative Democracy in Bulgaria“, Veliko Tarnovo, 13–14 November 2015. Ed. T. Kaleinska. Veliko Tarnovo: EIC, 2016, pp. 15-25. ISBN 978-954-9469-13-4.
  • Markovska, A. American Think Tanks in Donald Trump’s Political Agenda (The „Closed” vs. „Revolving Doors” Dilemma). In: Where Are We Heading?: Jubilee Volume in Honor of Prof. Todor Tanev, D.Sc. Eds. E. Kalfova, S. Petrov. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2018, pp. 235–247. ISBN 978-954-07-4533-6.
  • Markovska, A. The Hague Tribunal – Diplomatic Backstage and Ad Hoc Political Justice. In: Diogenes Library. Philosophy: Challenges and Perspectives, 2019, 27(2), Eds. G. Belogashev, D. Uzunova, pp. 105–121. Veliko Tarnovo: St. Cyril and Methodius University Press, 2019. Print ISSN 1314-2767; Online ISSN 2367-9549, https://doi.org/10.54664/VUDA8051
  • Markovska, A. Correlation of „Socialism Culture” in the Context of Comparative Anthropology (Psychological Attitudes and Political Behavior). In: Ananiev Readings – 2019: Psychology to Society, State, Politics, Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference, St. Petersburg, 22–25 October. Ed. A.V. Shaboltas. St. Petersburg: Scythia Print, 2019, pp. 21–22. ISBN 978-5-98620-405-5. (eLIBRARY)
  • Markovska, A. (2019) Discourses on the Image of Bulgarian Women from Liberation to the End of World War II (Social Attitudes and Political Practices). In: TechCo Scientific Conference Proceedings, Gabrovo, 10 May 2019. Ed. S. Kapralov. Gabrovo: Vasil Aprilov University Press, vol. I, pp. 76-82. ISSN 2535-079X.
  • Markovska, A. (2019) Postmodern War: „Centers of Gravity” in the Air Campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999. In: Proceedings of the Annual International Scientific Conference, Aviation Faculty, Dolna Mitropoliya, 11–12 April 2019. Eds. Zh. Petrov, L. Mitov et al., Dolna Mitropoliya: NVU „Vasil Levski”, Aviation Faculty, pp. 415-423. ISBN 978-954-713-123-1.
  • Markovska, A. (2019) Conflict Resolution Mechanisms in a Multicultural Environment. In: Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference „Contemporary Role of Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods – Between Tradition and Current Legal Regulation in Bulgaria and EU Member States“, Veliko Tarnovo, 9–10 November 2019. Ed. Y. Tyankova. Veliko Tarnovo: Faber, pp. 288-296. ISBN 978-619-00-0946-7.
  • Markovska, A. (2019) The Hague Tribunal – Justice Ad Hoc or Instrument of Situational Policy in the Balkans (The Case of Ratko Mladic). In: Proceedings of the 2nd Southeast Europe: History, Culture, Politics, and Economy International Conference, Veliko Tarnovo, 18 February 2019. Eds. D. Dimitrov, M. Palangurski et al. Bologna: Filodiritto Publisher, pp. 62-72. ISBN 978-88-85813-37-3.
  • Markovska, A. (2019) On Trump and the Victorious Chaos in a Presidential Campaign. In: Proceedings of the Annual International Scientific Conference, Aviation Faculty, Dolna Mitropoliya, 11–12 April 2019. Eds. Zh. Petrov, L. Mitov et al., Dolna Mitropoliya: NVU „Vasil Levski”, Aviation Faculty, pp. 407-415. ISBN 978-954-713-123-1.
  • Markovska, A. (2019) The Impact of Ethnic Immigration on the U.S. Foreign Policy Course. In: Proceedings of the Annual University Scientific Conference of NVU „Vasil Levski”, Veliko Tarnovo, 27–28 June 2019. Ed. Zh. Zhivkov. Veliko Tarnovo: NVU „Vasil Levski”, vol. 9, pp. 168-179. ISSN 1314-1937.
  • Markovska, A. (2019) Projections of New World Orders after the End of the Cold War. In: The Modern Historian 3: Balance, Attractiveness, Imagination: Jubilee Volume on the 80th Anniversary of Prof. A. Pantev. Sofia: Academic Publishing House „Za Bukvite – O Pismenekh”, pp. 493-498. ISBN 978-619-185-394-6.
  • Markovska, A. (2020) Dimensions of Bulgarian Identity on the Eve of World War II (Cultural and Psychological Discourses). In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference Southeast Europe: History, Culture, Politics, and Economy, Veliko Tarnovo, 9 June 2020. Eds. D. Dimitrov et al., Bologna: Filodiritto Publisher, pp. 190-196. ISBN 978-88-85813-99-1.
  • Markovska, A. (2020) Modeling the International System in the Context of the Debate on the U.S. „Grand Strategy” after the End of the Cold War. In: Proceedings of the Scientific Conference „Current Security Issues“, Veliko Tarnovo, 22–23 October 2020. Eds. V. Kuzdova-Banabakova et al., Veliko Tarnovo: NVU „Vasil Levski” Press, pp. 714-725. ISSN 2367-7473.
  • Markovska, A. (2020) Leadership in Crisis – The Influence of Female National Leaders in the Fight against COVID-19. In: Proceedings of the Scientific Conference „Current Security Issues“, Veliko Tarnovo, 22–23 October 2020. Eds. V. Kuzdova-Banabakova et al., Veliko Tarnovo: NVU „Vasil Levski” Press, pp. 705-713. ISSN 2367-7473.
  • Markovska, A. (2021) Political and Cultural Reflections of Bulgarian Society in Times of Crisis. In: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference Southeast Europe: History, Culture, Politics, and Economy, Veliko Tarnovo, 25 June 2021. Eds. D. Dimitrov, M. Palangurski et al., Bologna: Filodiritto Publisher, pp. 157-163. ISBN 979-12-80225-33-7.
  • Markovska, A. (2021) Dynamics of Collectivist and Individualist Societies in Crisis Conditions. Political and Cultural Reflections (The Bulgarian Case). In: Proceedings of the National Scientific Round Table „Dynamics of Social Space“, Veliko Tarnovo, 4–5 March 2021. Eds. M. Karamihova, M. Bankova. Veliko Tarnovo: Faber, pp. 33-43. ISBN 978-619-00-1390-7.
  • Markovska, A. (2023) The Issue of Security in the Balkans after 1989 through the Lens of the Theory of Regional Security Complexes. In: Proceedings of the Annual University Scientific Conference, NVU „V. Levski”, 8–9 June, Veliko Tarnovo. Eds. N. Urumov, V. Dimitrova et al., NVU Publishing Complex, vol. 4, pp. 51-63. ISSN 1314-1937.
  • Markovska, A. (2023) Challenges to Public Administration under Digital Turbulence – Between Digital Democracy and Digital Authoritarianism. In: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Public Administration, Sofia University „Kliment Ohridski”, Oct. 2022. Eds. T. Tanev et al., Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, pp. 195-213, p. 438. ISBN 978-954-07-5732-2.
  • Markovska, A. (2023) Mediation as an Instrument of Foreign Policy. In: Proceedings of the Annual University Scientific Conference, NVU „V. Levski”, 8–9 June, Veliko Tarnovo. Eds. N. Urumov, V. Dimitrova et al., NVU Publishing Complex, pp. 2378–2388. ISSN 2367-7481 (CD).
  • Markovska, A. (2023) Diplomatic Culture or the Culture of Diplomacy: Cultural Codes in the Process of Diplomatic Communication. In: Proceedings of the Annual University Scientific Conference, NVU „V. Levski”, 8–9 June, Veliko Tarnovo. Eds. N. Urumov, V. Dimitrova et al., NVU Publishing Complex, pp. 2389–2398. ISSN 2367-7481 (CD).
  • Markovska, A. (2023) Gender-Based Power Relations as a Precondition for Inter- and Intra-Gender Discrimination. In: Proceedings of the Scientific-Practical Conference „Violence in the Bulgarian Family“, 21 April 2023, Veliko Tarnovo. Ed. K. Koleva-Mineva et al., Veliko Tarnovo: Faber, pp. 227-234. ISBN 9788-619-00-1672-4.
  • Markovska, A. (2024) Ethical Considerations of Online Mystification and Fake News: Good Practices in the Context of the Bulgarian Political Adviser’s Role. In: Ethics, Science, Education, issue 2/2024, Publisher: Laboratory of Applied Academic Ethics, pp. 105-103, Veliko Tarnovo University „St. Cyril and Methodius”, ISSN 3033-005X (Print), ISSN 3033-0068 (Online).
  • Markovska, A. (2011) Gender Perspectives in the Theory of International Relations and National Security. In: Problems of National and International Security, Vol. 2, Ed. V. Buzov. Veliko Tarnovo: IVIS, pp. 184-196. ISBN 978-8387-90-3.
  • Markovska, A. (2009) Military Leadership in the Postmodern World: Opportunities for Women’s Participation in Resolving Military Conflicts. In: Problems of National and International Security, Vol. 1, Ed. V. Buzov. Veliko Tarnovo: IVIS, pp. 154-167. ISBN 978-954-8387-62-0.
  • Markovska, A. (2006) Psychological Warfare – A Means of Manipulation in the Disintegrating Yugoslavia. In: International Relations, Vol. XXXV, No. 2, pp. 117-127. Print ISSN 0324-1029.

Reviews

  • Markovska, A. Contemporary Foreign Policy Analysis: In Search of the Universal Doctrine. Veliko Tarnovo: University Press, Veliko Tarnovo University „St. Cyril and St. Methodius,” 2024, 260 pp., ISBN: 978-619-208-387-7. – Review by Prof. Dr. Nikola Avreyski: „An original perspective on 21st-century foreign policy theory and diplomacy.” Geopolitics and Geostrategy, No. 1/2025, ISSN 1312-4579.

Volume Editor and Editorial Board Membership

  • 2022–present – Volume Editor and Editorial Board Member of Crises, Elections, Pandemic, Collection of Papers from the National Roundtable on the 20th Anniversary of the Department of Political Science, Sociology and Cultural Studies, Veliko Tarnovo University Press, Vol. 1 (CD), ISBN: 978-619-208-314-4.
  • 2014–2017 – Volume Editor and Editorial Board Member of the Cross-Border Cooperation Series New Challenges to Security and Development in the Balkans, Veliko Tarnovo: IVIS Publishing, ISSN 2335-0056; ISBN 978-619-205-123-5.

PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC FORUMS AND CONFERENCES

  • International Scientific Conference: René Descartes, Rationalism, and Cartesianism in the History of Psychology of the 17th and 18th Centuries, 27–28 November 2023, Institute of Psychology, Russian Academy of Sciences; Moscow Humanities University.
  • National Scientific-Practical Conference: Violence in the Bulgarian Family, 21 April 2023, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
  • Sixth International Conference on Public Administration at Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”: Public Administration in Global Crisis: Between Liberalism and Statism, October 2022, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • International Conference on Social and Humanitarian Sciences: Forum for Social Research, April 2022, Bucharest, Romania.
  • National Roundtable dedicated to the 20th Anniversary of the Department of Political Science, Sociology and Cultural Studies: Crises, Elections, Pandemic, 27 November 2021, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
  • National Scientific Roundtable: Dynamics of Social Space, 4–5 March 2021, Veliko Tarnovo, organized by the Center for Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology and the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies at BAS.
  • Fourth International Conference Southeast Europe: History, Culture, Politics, and Economy, Bologna, 25 June 2021.
  • Third International Conference Southeast Europe: History, Culture, Politics, and Economy, 20 June 2020, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
  • International Conference on Social and Humanitarian Sciences: Forum for Social Research (FSS), Enna, Italy, 21 November 2020, organized by the University of Enna „Kore” (Social Work and Criminology programs) and the University of Craiova, Romania.
  • Annual University Scientific Conference: Current Problems of Security, National Military University „Vasil Levski,” Veliko Tarnovo, 22–23 October 2020.
  • Second International Conference Southeast Europe: History, Culture, Politics, and Economy, June 2019, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
  • Second International Scientific Conference: History of Psychology during World War II: Achievements and Perspectives, 6–8 December 2019, on the 130th anniversary of Sergey Rubinstein, Veliko Tarnovo University.
  • Annual University Scientific Conference, National Military University „Vasil Levski,” Section: Social, Economic, and Legal Sciences, 27–28 June 2019, Veliko Tarnovo.
  • International Scientific Conferences: Ananiev Readings – Psychology for Society, State, Politics, 22–25 October 2019, St. Petersburg State University, Russia.
  • International Scientific Conference: Contemporary Role of Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods – Between Tradition and Current Legal Framework in Bulgaria and EU Member States, 9–10 November 2018.
  • First International Scientific Conference: History of Psychology during World War II: Methodology and Practice, 30–31 October 2018.
  • Roundtable of the Cross-Border Labor Market Network, Veliko Tarnovo–Ruse (Bulgaria) and Giurgiu–Alexandria (Romania), organized by EIC-Veliko Tarnovo and EMMA Foundation, 5 October 2017.
  • Scientific Conference: Europe at a Crossroads: Western Balkans, Veliko Tarnovo, 1–2 December 2017, organized by European Information Center–Veliko Tarnovo; Bulgarian Association for Political Science; Veliko Tarnovo University „St. Cyril and St. Methodius.”
  • International Scientific Conference: Cross-Border Cooperation and Development Policies in Bulgaria and the Balkans, November 2016, Veliko Tarnovo University.
  • International Scientific Conference: New Challenges to Security in the Balkans, Veliko Tarnovo, 5 November 2015.
  • Annual Scientific Conference of the Bulgarian Association for Political Science: Challenges to Representative Democracy in Bulgaria, Arbanasi, 13–14 November 2015.