Biography
Georgy Fotev was born on 24 August 1941 in the village of Dimitrovche, Svilengrad Municipality, Bulgaria. His life under theScientific contributions
History of sociology
Georgy Fotev's studies in the field of history of sociology encompass the classics of sociology and the development of the Western sociological tradition from Antiquity to the end of the 20th century. His books, ''The Sociological Theories of E. Durkheim'', ''A Critical Comparative Analysis'' and ''Principles of Positivist Sociology'', and many of his articles and studies are devoted to classical names in sociology. In his two-volume work ''History of Sociology'' (two editions), he makes the distinction between proto-sociology and the development of sociology as a differentiated and poly-paradigmatic science.Historical sociology
Fotev's works onCrisis of legitimacy and civil society
In Fotev's view, the unfolding project of modernity is linked to periodic crises of legitimacy, which, in late modernity, create the impression of a permanent crisis. After the collapse of theEthnosociology, sociology of religions
Georgy Fotev is the founder of the disciplines of ethnosociology and sociology of religions in Bulgaria. He has rethought fundamental concepts in these fields, such as ''ethnos'', and has grounded an original thesis regarding the other ethnos. His contributions in this area go beyond the boundaries of Bulgarian national sociology.Sociology of politics
In his large-scale sociological treatise ''Limits of Politics'' and in his books ''The Meaning of Politics and Ethnicity'' and ''Religion and Politics'', he has treated of fundamental problems of politics. His studies in this field hold a major place in the author's work.Dialogical sociology
Georgy Fotev sees dialogue as being the foundation of the poly-paradigmatic sociology, which otherwise would be doomed to constant internecine feuding due to the incommensurable elements contained in the various sociological paradigms. The author refers to a dialogical reason that can be an alternative and opposition to the century-long domination of monological reason. As a concept, Fotev argues that dialogue is something more than conversation, discussion or debate.Disciplinary structure of sociology
In contrast with certain influential views regarding the chaos of scientific disciplines, the end of disciplinary knowledge, and methodological anarchy, Georgy Fotev proposes the thesis that scientific cognition would be impossible outside a certain disciplinary framework, which, however, must be different from the framework of monodisciplinary sciences, respectively, of sociology as a monodisciplinary science. There also exist interdisciplinary,''The Long Night of Communism''
In his monographical work ''The Long Night of Communism'' in Bulgaria and other publications, Fotev has studied the formation, functioning and implosion of the totalitarian Communist system. As the author puts it, these analyses resemble a surrealistic sociology of a''Bulgarian Melancholy''
The eponymous book is a large-scale attempt at sociological characterization of the Bulgarian national community in the age of modernization in which Fotev views melancholy in the perspective of phenomenological sociology.Axiology and sociology of values
In Fotev's works devoted to sociology of values and axiology, he has elaborated a complex theory of values, including the distinction between value, fact, and norm, the crisis of values, the revaluation of values and the values functioning in present-day Bulgarian society.Publications
Monographic works
*Социологическите теории на Е. Дюркем, В. Парето, М. Вебер. София: Наука и изкуство, 1979, 270 с. he Sociological Theories of E. Durkheim, M. Weber, and V. Pareto. A Critical Comparative Analysis. Sofia: Nauka i izkustvo, 1979, 270 p. (in Bulgarian)*Принципите на позитивистката социология. София: Българска академия на науките, 1982, 260 с. rinciples of Positivist Sociology. Sofia: BAS Pbls., 1982, 260 p. (in Bulgarian)*Социална реалност и въображение. София: Наука и изкуство, 1986, 261 с. (1996 – на гръцки език, 1996 – второ издание, Стара Загора: Идея) ocial Reality and Imagination. Sofia: Nauka i izkustvo, 1986, 261 p. (in Bulgarian) (1996 – published in Greek, 1996 – second edition in Bulgarian, Stara Zagora: Idea Pbls.)*Гражданското общество. 1992 (1996 – на гръцки език) ivil Society. 1992 (in Bulgarian) (1996 – published in Greek)*История на социологията. т.1, София: Унив. изд. „Св.Климент Охридски“, 1993, 404 с. (2 изд., София: Книгоиздателска къща „Труд“, 2002, 373 с.) istory of Sociology. Vol. 1, Sofia: University Pbls. St. Kliment Ohridsky, 1993, 404 p. (2nd edition, Sofia: Trud Publishing House, 2002, 373 p.) (in Bulgarian) *История на социологията. т.2, София: Унив. изд. „Св. Климент Охридски“, 1993, 685 с. (2 изд., София: Книгоиздателска къща „Труд”, 2002, 615 с.) istory of Sociology. Vol. 2, Sofia: University Pbls. St. Kliment Ohridsky, 1993, 685 p. (2nd edition, Sofia: Trud Publishing House, 2002, 615 p.) (in Bulgarian) *Другият етнос. София: Изд. „Марин Дринов“, 1994, 223 с. he Other Ethnos. Sofia: 2010 Marin Drinov Pbls., 1994, 223 p. (in Bulgarian) *Криза на легитимността. София: Университетско издателство „Св. Климент Охридски“, 1999, 315 с. risis of Legitimacy. Sofia: 2010 University Publishers St. Kliment Ohridsky, 1999, 315 p. (in Bulgarian) *Смисъл на политиката. София: Акад. изд. „Проф. Марин Дринов“, 1999, 150 с. he Meaning of Politics, Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pbls., 1999, 150 p. (in Bulgarian) *Ethnicity, Religion, and Politics. Essays on Multidimentional Transition. Sofia: Academic Publishing House „Marin Drinov“, 1999, 151 р. *Граници на политиката. София: ЛиК, 2001, 428 с. 8 imits of Politics, Sofia: LiK, 2001, 428 p. (in Bulgarian) *Диалогична социология. София: Изток–Запад, 2004, 1097 с. 9 0 ialogical Sociology, Sofia: Iztok-Zapad Pbl., 2004, XV, 1097 p. (in Bulgarian)*Дългата нощ на комунизма в България. София: Изток-Запад, 2008, 472 с. 1 he Long Night of Communism in Bulgaria. Sofia: Iztok-Zad Pbls., 2008, 471 p. (in Bulgarian) *Ценности срещу безпорядък. София: Изток-Запад, 2009, 230 с. alues against Disorder. Sofia: Iztok-Zad Pbls., 2009, 209 p. (in Bulgarian)*Българската меланхолия. София: Изток-Запад, 2010, 464 с. he Bulgarian Melancholy (Bulgarian Melancholy). Sofia: 2010 Iztok-Zapad Publishing House, 2010, 461 p. (in Bulgarian) *Сфери на ценностите София: Нов български университет, 2012, 328 с. 2 pheres of Values, Sofia: New Bulgarian University, 2012, 328 p. (in Bulgarian)As compiler and editor
*Антология на българската социологическа мисъл. Т.3, (Съставил в съавторство), София: Наука и изкуство, 1985, с. 752. nthology of Bulgarian Sociological Thought. Vol. 3 (editor and co-author), Sofia: Nauka i izkustvo, 1985, 752 p. (in Bulgarian) *Society and Social Change (ed.), Sofia: Svyat, 1986, 352 p. *Социална ефективност на емпиричните социологически изследвания. (Съставител в съавторство), София: Наука и изкуство, 1988, 332 с. ocial Effectiveness of Empirical Sociological Studies. (editor and co-author), Sofia: Nauka i izkustvo, 1988, 332 p. (in Bulgarian) *Социологически перспективи и критика. (Съставител в съавторство), София: Българска академия на науките, 1989, 272 с. ociological Perspectives and Critique (editor and co-author), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1989, 272 p. (in Bulgarian) *Research Dimensions of Bulgarian Sociology Today (ed.), Sofia: Svyat, 1990, 271 p. *Етническият конфликт в България. (Съставител в съавторство), София: Профиздат, 1989, 344 с. thnic Conflict in Bulgaria (editor and co-author), Sofia: Profizdat, 1989, 344 p. (in Bulgarian) *Извори на социологията. Антология. Стара Загора: Издателство "Идея", 1998, 808 с. ources for Sociology. Anthology (ed.) Stara Zagora: Idea Publishers, 1998, 808 p. (in Bulgarian) *Социално разслояване в България и Република Македония. Съставит. Георги Фотев, Jорде Jакимовски. София: ЛИК, 1998, 116 с. ocial Stratificaition in Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia. Georgy Fotev, Yorde Yakimovski (eds.) Sofia: LiK, 1998, 116 p. (in Bulgarian) *Съседството на религиозните общности в България (съставител). София: Институт по социология при БАН, 2000, 270 с. eighbourhood of Religious Communities in Bulgaria (ed.), Sofia: Institute of Sociology at BAS, 2000, 270 p. (in Bulgarian) *Гражданите и местната власт. БСЧИГП, София (в съавторство), 1995, 120 с. itizens and Local Government. BSHECR, Sofia (as co-author), 1995, 120 p. (in Bulgarian) *Bulgarian Rural Women Today (ed.). Sofia: LiK Publishers, 2001, 151 pp. *Mutations de société et quête de sens. (Jacques L. Boucher, Guéorgui Fotev, Svetla Koleva). Sofia: Les Editions LiK, 2001, 287 pp. *Военна социология в България през първата половина на ХХ век. Антология (съставител). София: Военно издателство, 2004. ilitary Sociology in Bulgaria in the First Half of the 20th Century. Anthology (ed.) Sofia: Voenno izdatelstvo, 2004 (in Bulgarian) *Социология на отклоняващото се поведение (съставител). София: Просвета, 2005, 544 с. ociology of Deviant Behaviour (ed.) Sofia: Prosveta, 2005, 544 p. (in Bulgarian) *Европейските ценности в днешното българско общество (съставител). София: УИ „Св.Климент Охридски”, 2010, 282 с. uropean Values in Bulgarian Society Today (ed.). Sofia: University Publishers St. Kliment Ohridsky 2010 282 p. (in Bulgarian)References
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