Biography

Dr Gergana Dimova is Associate Professor in Politics and Sociology at Northeastern University London.

Books

“Democracy beyond Elections: Government Accountability in the Media Age” (Palgrave London, 2020)

“Political Uncertainty: A Comparative Exploration” (Ibidem/ Columbia University Press, 2023)

“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.

Book Chapters

“Perspectives on Russia’s 2014 Annexation of Crimea: Empirical and Theoretical Explorations,” Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society, 2022, 8

Articles

“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

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).

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