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EU and Bulgaria : An exploration on policy non-participation perception

Georgieva, Koliyn (2024) EU and Bulgaria : An exploration on policy non-participation perception.

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Abstract:This research paper aims to identify whether Bulgarian citizens have an interest in the policies of the European Union in which Bulgaria is not a participant, namely the introduction of the Euro and the expansion of the Schengen Zone, and to uncover what the perceptions regarding the country's non-participation are. The main research question this thesis attempts to answer is What are the associations and opinions Bulgarian citizens have regarding Bulgaria’s non-participation from the Eurozone and the Schengen Area? Benchmark theory is the leading theoretical framework from which the thesis operates. The research methodology relates to exploratory, idiographic case study research and includes the usage of in-depth interviews for obtaining data while snowball sampling is used to gather more participants. For data coding and analysis, Atlas.TI.23 is used. The results of the analysis are ambiguous considering only one third of respondents wish to be part of the Euro and Schengen. What was found however is that besides the initially theorised factors, economic evaluations, identity and national political concerns, two more factors were also found, These are EU related concerns and news viewership. As it currently stands, it remains to be seen how future developments in regards to these two policies will affect Bulgaria and its citizens.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:70 social sciences in general, 88 social and public administration, 89 political science
Programme:Management Society and Technology BSc (56654)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/98344
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