Date of birth: 24 October 1954, Sofia Education: 1979 - M.A. in Philosophy and Sociology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Academic degrees: 1986 - Ph.D. in Philosophy-Sociology, 1989 - Senior Research Associate in Sociology (ІІ degree), 1998 - Professor in Sociology in BFU, 2009 - Doctor of Sociological Sciences 2010 – Professor in Sociology

 Research Interests:

• Social stratification and mobility; Activity theory; Social activity and innovations; Economical active and inactive population;

• Reproduction of population; Sociology and demography of the family; Children and youth socialization;

• Theoretical research on social management; Political and authority structures; Political marketing; Public communication and public opinion;

• Empirical studies of life standard; Economic activity, purchasing capacity; Economical motives for emigration; Sources of income and forms of savings;

• Empirical studies of the political institutions and their functioning; Formation and operation of the elite groups;

• Studies of public opinion on current events; Value orientations of the mass consciousness; Social attitudes and political decision;

• Empirical studies of the children and youth, of the family and marriage; Intergenerational relationship; Reproductive behaviour and attitudes; Sexual culture and behaviour;

• Electoral studies and prognoses; Monitoring of the formation and manifestation of political orientation and decision-making in voting; Carrying out of election campaigns;

• Research methods for and monitoring of attitudes and motives for activity in the sphere of real estate, finances, banks, insurance, privatisation; Economic and business activity; Family business; Dynamics of the material standard and quality of life;

• Marketing surveys and analyses in the field of real estate, soft drinks and juices, beer, e-media and press, bank and insurance services, others;

• Organizational counselling; Team building; Recruitment of staff; Human resources development; Trade marketing and monitoring of organizational development.

 Professional Organizations Membership:
 
     Member of the Bulgarian Sociological Association

     Member of the International Sociological Association

     Member of the Union of Bulgarian Journalists

 University Courses taught:

• General Sociology, Social Stratification, Social Mobility;



• History of Sociology; Contemporary Macro- and Micro-Sociological Theories;



• Economic Sociology; Sociology of Consumption;



• Sociology of the Social Institutions; Theory of Social Management and Authority;



• Social Marketing and Management; Basics of Social Work;



• Empirical Methods of Sociology, Social Work and Politics;



• Political Marketing, Election PR-Campaigns, Monitoring of the Political Situation; Formation and Functioning of the Social Consciousness; Politics and Media; Politics and Public Institutions;



• Sociology and Demography of the Family; Sociology of the Youth; State Demographic and Social Policy of the State;



• Human Capital and Innovation Potential; Reproduction of the Population; Social Prognosis.