What is the Political Science Institute?
The Institute is a public-benefit, non-profit organization registered in accordance with the Non-Profit Legal Entities Act. It exists to unite the will, efforts, and professional potential of its members in support of political science as a discipline and as a public good.
Founded in 2017 in Varna as the Youth Association for Political Science by students and early-career political scientists from Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Plovdiv, and Varna, the organization has since grown into a cohesive community driven by a shared commitment to rigorous inquiry and public-minded scholarship.
During 2023–2024, the organization underwent a structured transformation, which made it necessary to update its name, governance model, and parts of its strategic aims. In 2025, it formally adopted the name Political Science Institute.
To advance political science in Bulgaria by fostering high-quality research, teaching, and public engagement grounded in evidence and comparative perspective.
1. Community & collaboration: Facilitate effective communication and joint initiatives among members.
2. Structured dialogue: Build partnerships with relevant stakeholders and decision-making institutions to enable an evidence-based policy dialogue.
3. Public understanding: Promote the visibility and societal relevance of political science in Bulgaria.
4. Policy development: Support the design and improvement of youth and education policies at the European, national, regional, and local levels.
5. Independent expertise: Provide impartial, research-based analysis on matters of public importance.
6. Youth participation: Encourage meaningful youth engagement in civic and political life.
Governing Board

Sergey Petrov - AradzhioniPresident

Kaloyan SmilkovPresident

Dimitar KeranovPresident

Antoni GerasimovVice-President

Джансу ДанаджиеваVice-President

Владимир СлавенскиBoard Member

Емил МарковBoard Member
Members

Elitsa UzunovaMember

Aleksandar BahnevMember

Vladislav StamovMember

