معرفی
Dr. Petar Bankov is a Lecturer in Political & International Studies at the University of Glasgow. His research focuses on comparative party politics, political participation, populism, and Central and Eastern European politics. He employs mixed methods including regression analysis, survey experiments, and qualitative approaches (interviews, document analysis). He is Communications Officer for the PSA Left Radicalism Specialist Group and a member of the editorial team of dVERSIA, a Bulgarian left-wing magazine. His work emphasizes improving citizen-party relations to enhance political participation.
Education:
- BA in International Relations, University of Sofia (Bulgaria)
- Joint International Master’s in Russian, Central, and East European Studies from University of Glasgow and Jagiellonian University (Poland)
- PhD research on electoral geographies of the European radical left
Research Interests: Comparative politics, left-wing politics, political geography, and populism. His work explores party organization dynamics in post-communist contexts, electoral behavior, and democratic resilience.
Grants:
- €10,000 from Friedrich Ebert Foundation-Bulgaria (2022)
- €3,000 Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship (Babeș-Bolyai University, 2021)
- £3,500 Overseas Fieldwork Allowance (ESRC/SGSSS, 2017)
- Erasmus Mundus Master’s Scholarship (€20,000, 2012–2014)
Teaching:
- Undergraduate: Politics 1B (Liberal Democracy), Politics 2B (Comparative Politics), Central and East European Studies modules
- Honours: Qualitative Methods in Social Sciences, Politics of the European Left
- Postgraduate: Qualitative Research Methods
Labs/Teams: Part of the PSA Left Radicalism Specialist Group and dVERSIA editorial board. Engaged in non-formal education promoting intercultural exchange.
