Georgi Petrunov
Biographic Data
| ID | 2204923 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Georgi Petrunov |
| GIVEN NAMES | Georgi |
| FAMILY NAME | Petrunov |
| SIGNATURE | PETRUNOV G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of National and World Economy |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1979-8716 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Violence as a Tool Within Criminal Enterprises of Trafficking of Women for Sexual Exploitation
This article examines violence as a tool used within criminal enterprises of trafficking of women for sexual exploitation. Its use is not seen as an isolated or incidental phenomenon but is placed in the broader context of women’s vulnerability to violence linked to structural inequalities, socio-economic marginalization, and persistent culture norms. In this context, criminal enterprises involved in human trafficking exploit both individual vuln…
Intimate Partner Violence, Public Opinion, and Legal Changes in Bulgaria: Dynamic Relationship and Unexpected Consequences
Violence against women and intimate partner violence in particular are recognized as significant social issues. This article explores the dynamic interplay between intimate partner violence, public opinion, and legislative changes in Bulgaria. The data we used were collected through in-depth interviews and focus groups with professionals working on issues of domestic violence and violence against women in Bulgaria. Using a specific case of violen…
Cultural, Ideological and Structural Conditions Contributing to the Sustainability of Violence Against Women: The Case of Bulgaria
This article aims to analyze the conditions that contribute to the sustainability of violence against women in Bulgaria, an EU member state with high rates of this phenomenon. The analysis is based on data obtained through qualitative and quantitative methods, including in-depth interviews and focus groups with experts from state institutions (the police, prosecutors, courts, and social services), politicians, journalists, and from non-government…
Multilevel Factors for (Non)Reporting Intimate Partner Violence: The Case of Bulgaria
Intimate partner violence is recognized as one of the most common forms of violence against women. However, it remains under-reported in many countries. The text aims to present key factors affecting women’s willingness to report intimate partner violence in Bulgaria. We proceed from the idea that the factors that create conditions for the existence of this type of violence in a society are also a major obstacle for women to file official complai…
The Vulnerability of Migrants From Bulgaria to Human Trafficking for Labor Exploitation
The article analyzes the vulnerability of labor migrants from Bulgaria to traffickers and exploiters. Based on in-depth interviews with victims and experts in the field of human trafficking, the authors identify the main factors for falling into trafficking and the methods of recruiting and exploiting victims. The article answers the question as to why this phenomenon remains so persistent over time. A worrisome trend has been observed where vict…
Public attitudes towards prostitution in Bulgaria in the context of social and legal neglection
The article discusses the public perception of prostitution and its regulation in Bulgaria in the light of absence of knowledge-based discussions and legal regulation. A starting point for the paper is the premise that due to the specifics of the studied social phenomenon, the public opinion is one of the important components required in the process of acceptance of legal regulation towards prostitution, in accordance with the national context. T…
Prostitution and Public Policy in Post-Socialist Bulgaria
The article examines prostitution in Bulgaria, which has become a widespread phenomenon in the post-socialist period when the number of sex workers increases and the places where sex services are offered proliferate. At the same time, the policies towards prostitution remain archaic and inadequate to the new circumstances. The text draws on an empirical base, mixing qualitative and quantitative research conducted in the period 2008-2022. Results …
Elite Prostitution in Bulgaria: Experiences and Practices of Brokers
Human Trafficking in Eastern Europe: The Case of Bulgaria
Eastern Europe is among the major sources of migrants who travel for work to other European nations. In this research, in-depth interviews and analysis of legal cases of migration in Bulgaria reveal that the typical kinds of human trafficking in the region are sexual exploitation, labor exploitation, forced servitude, and trafficking of pregnant women for the sale of their babies. For each type, I examine victim profiles, recruitment strategies, …
Organized Crime and Social Transformation in Bulgaria
The article is focused on one specific aspect of organized crime during the period of social transformation of Bulgarian society. It views the capacity of organized crime to offer additional power resources and encouragement for the political elite, whose power and domination have been threatened by the changes. The analysis is based on the thesis that to sustain and to strengthen their power and domination the elites have applied the strategy of…
Human Trafficking in Eastern Europe: The Case of Bulgaria
Eastern Europe is among the major sources of migrants who travel for work to other European nations. In this research, in-depth interviews and analysis of legal cases of migration in Bulgaria reveal that the typical kinds of human trafficking in the region are sexual exploitation, labor exploitation, forced servitude, and trafficking of pregnant women for the sale of their babies. For each type, I examine victim profiles, recruitment strategies, …
Prostitution and Public Policy in Post-Socialist Bulgaria
The article examines prostitution in Bulgaria, which has become a widespread phenomenon in the post-socialist period when the number of sex workers increases and the places where sex services are offered proliferate. At the same time, the policies towards prostitution remain archaic and inadequate to the new circumstances. The text draws on an empirical base, mixing qualitative and quantitative research conducted in the period 2008-2022. Results …
Organized Crime and Social Transformation in Bulgaria
The article is focused on one specific aspect of organized crime during the period of social transformation of Bulgarian society. It views the capacity of organized crime to offer additional power resources and encouragement for the political elite, whose power and domination have been threatened by the changes. The analysis is based on the thesis that to sustain and to strengthen their power and domination the elites have applied the strategy of…
The Vulnerability of Migrants From Bulgaria to Human Trafficking for Labor Exploitation
The article analyzes the vulnerability of labor migrants from Bulgaria to traffickers and exploiters. Based on in-depth interviews with victims and experts in the field of human trafficking, the authors identify the main factors for falling into trafficking and the methods of recruiting and exploiting victims. The article answers the question as to why this phenomenon remains so persistent over time. A worrisome trend has been observed where vict…
Organized Crime and Social Transformation in Bulgaria
The article is focused on one specific aspect of organized crime during the period of social transformation of Bulgarian society. It views the capacity of organized crime to offer additional power resources and encouragement for the political elite, whose power and domination have been threatened by the changes. The analysis is based on the thesis that to sustain and to strengthen their power and domination the elites have applied the strategy of…
Human Trafficking in Eastern Europe: The Case of Bulgaria
Eastern Europe is among the major sources of migrants who travel for work to other European nations. In this research, in-depth interviews and analysis of legal cases of migration in Bulgaria reveal that the typical kinds of human trafficking in the region are sexual exploitation, labor exploitation, forced servitude, and trafficking of pregnant women for the sale of their babies. For each type, I examine victim profiles, recruitment strategies, …
Elite Prostitution in Bulgaria: Experiences and Practices of Brokers
Prostitution and Public Policy in Post-Socialist Bulgaria
The article examines prostitution in Bulgaria, which has become a widespread phenomenon in the post-socialist period when the number of sex workers increases and the places where sex services are offered proliferate. At the same time, the policies towards prostitution remain archaic and inadequate to the new circumstances. The text draws on an empirical base, mixing qualitative and quantitative research conducted in the period 2008-2022. Results …
Public attitudes towards prostitution in Bulgaria in the context of social and legal neglection
The article discusses the public perception of prostitution and its regulation in Bulgaria in the light of absence of knowledge-based discussions and legal regulation. A starting point for the paper is the premise that due to the specifics of the studied social phenomenon, the public opinion is one of the important components required in the process of acceptance of legal regulation towards prostitution, in accordance with the national context. T…
Cultural, Ideological and Structural Conditions Contributing to the Sustainability of Violence Against Women: The Case of Bulgaria
This article aims to analyze the conditions that contribute to the sustainability of violence against women in Bulgaria, an EU member state with high rates of this phenomenon. The analysis is based on data obtained through qualitative and quantitative methods, including in-depth interviews and focus groups with experts from state institutions (the police, prosecutors, courts, and social services), politicians, journalists, and from non-government…
Multilevel Factors for (Non)Reporting Intimate Partner Violence: The Case of Bulgaria
Intimate partner violence is recognized as one of the most common forms of violence against women. However, it remains under-reported in many countries. The text aims to present key factors affecting women’s willingness to report intimate partner violence in Bulgaria. We proceed from the idea that the factors that create conditions for the existence of this type of violence in a society are also a major obstacle for women to file official complai…
The Vulnerability of Migrants From Bulgaria to Human Trafficking for Labor Exploitation
The article analyzes the vulnerability of labor migrants from Bulgaria to traffickers and exploiters. Based on in-depth interviews with victims and experts in the field of human trafficking, the authors identify the main factors for falling into trafficking and the methods of recruiting and exploiting victims. The article answers the question as to why this phenomenon remains so persistent over time. A worrisome trend has been observed where vict…
Violence as a Tool Within Criminal Enterprises of Trafficking of Women for Sexual Exploitation
This article examines violence as a tool used within criminal enterprises of trafficking of women for sexual exploitation. Its use is not seen as an isolated or incidental phenomenon but is placed in the broader context of women’s vulnerability to violence linked to structural inequalities, socio-economic marginalization, and persistent culture norms. In this context, criminal enterprises involved in human trafficking exploit both individual vuln…
Intimate Partner Violence, Public Opinion, and Legal Changes in Bulgaria: Dynamic Relationship and Unexpected Consequences
Violence against women and intimate partner violence in particular are recognized as significant social issues. This article explores the dynamic interplay between intimate partner violence, public opinion, and legislative changes in Bulgaria. The data we used were collected through in-depth interviews and focus groups with professionals working on issues of domestic violence and violence against women in Bulgaria. Using a specific case of violen…
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Sex work and related issues (6 works) · Criminology (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Phenomenon (3 works) · Bulgarian (2 works)