Vol 11, No 1, 2012 pp. 1-8
UDC 316(497.2)

SOME ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY IN BULGARIA
Ljubiša Mitrović
University of Niš, Faculty of Philosophy, Serbia
Email: ljubisa@filfak.ni.ac.rs

The paper analyses the basic characteristics of and trends in the development of the contemporary Bulgarian sociology. It first presents an overview of the sociological tradition and historical development of sociology as a science in Bulgaria. Then it moves on to present the most important representatives of contemporary sociology in Bulgaria, research institutions and organizations.
Key words: sociology, Bulgaria, sociological tradition, contemporary sociology.

NEKI ASPEKTI U RAZVOJU SAVREMENE BUGARSKE SOCIOLOGIJE
U radu se razmatraju osnovne karakteristike i tedencije u razvoju savremene bugarske sociologije. Autor najpre daje pregled sociološke tradicije i istorijskog razvoja sociologije kao nauke u Bugarskoj. Potom je dat prikaz najznačajnijih predstavnika u savremenoj sociologiji u Bugarskoj, istraživačkih institucija i organizacija.
Ključne reči: globalizacija, identiteti, akulturacija, nacionalni identitet, geokultura, Balkan