Marian Dimitrov Karagyozov
Scientific degree and current position:
Doctor of Philosophy, Political analyst
Areas of academic interest:
Turkish domestic and foreign policy, International relations in the Middle East and the Balkans
Education and fellowships:
Education
PhD in History, Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Master's degree in Law, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Law
Oriental Studies, New Bulgarian University
Participation in scholarly projects:
2026–2028 Participant in the project "Political ideologies and practices in the Balkans in the 20th-21st centuries" led by Assoc. Prof. Irina Ognyanova-Krivoshieva, PhD
2026–2029 Participant in the project "The intertwined histories of Bulgaria and Romania (19th–21st centuries)", joint project between IBSCT-BAS and the Institute for Southeast European Studies of the Romanian Academy, Project Manager for Bulgaria Prof. Alexandre Kostov, Dr. habil., Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2024-2028 Participant in the project "The Balkans and Black Sea Region security after the Cold War" led by Prof. Nadya Boyadzhieva, LL.D.
2024–2027 Participant in the project "The Balkans and Global Challenges after February 24, 2022", funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science led. by Prof. Alexandre Kostov, Dr. habil., Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2022–2025 Participant in the project "Under the Sign of Modernization: State and Society in Southeast Europe, 19th–20th Century", joint project between IBSCT-BAS and the Institute for Southeast European Studies of the Romanian Academy, Project Manager for Bulgaria Prof. Alexandre Kostov, Dr. habil., Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2022–2025 Participant in the project "Ethnic, Religious and Minority Problems in the Balkans in the 20th and 21st Centuries" with the head of the project from the Bulgarian side, led by Prof. Nadya Boyadzhieva, LL.D.
2017-2021 Participant in the project “Contemporary Balkans and the challenges facing Bulgaria”, funded by the BNSF, № DN 20/2 of 11.12.2017
Project Manager of BAS Program for Support of Young Scientists on "Foreign Influences and Muslim Communities in the Western Balkans on the Example of Bosnia and Herzegovina - International Relations and Local Consequences" (№ DFNP - 220/2016)
Selected publications:
Monographs
Мариян Карагьозов. Новата турска външна политика и предизвикателствата пред сигурността на България. Дипломатически институт към МВнР, С., 2014, ISBN 978-619-7200-01-0, 170 стр.
Book chapters:
Karagyozov, M. Turkey and European Defense Plans. In: Borislav Gradinarov (ed.) Problems of Common European Defense and Security in an Increasingly Uncertain World, Balkan Institute for Strategic Forecasts and Risk Management, Sofia, 2025, pp. 98-109 (in Bulgarian).
Karagyozov, M. The Necessary Mediator – Turkey and the War in Ukraine. In: The War in Ukraine and the Balkans (2022–2023), Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre for Thracology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024, DOI: 10.62761/521.WUB, pp. 135-153 (in Bulgarian).
Marina Kostić Šulejić, Marian Karagyozov. National interests of Serbia and Bulgarıa after major adverse events: between continuity and change. in "Natıonal Interest(s) in World Politics", Dragan Đukanović, Saša Mišić, Nikola Jović (eds.), The University of Belgrade – Faculty of Political Science, Belgrade, 2024, ISBN: 978-86-6425-129-7, pp. 365-387.
Karagyozov, M. Balkan Style Digital Diplomacy. In: Akıllı, Erman, Burak Güneş, Oğuz Güner, Springer Cham (eds.) Digital Diplomacy in the OSCE Region. From Theory to Practice, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50966-7, 2024, pp. 21-31.
Карагьозов, М. Балканите и европейската интеграция. в „Илюзията за европейския суверенитет. Накъде отива ЕС?", Фондация „Фридрих Еберт", С., 2023, ISBN:ISBN 978-619-7666-37-3.
Karagyozov, M. Bulgarian-Turkish relations in most recent times (an overview). Institut za evropske studije & Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, Belgrade, 2022, ISBN:978-86-82057-84-0.
Karagyozov, M.. "Turkey: Ambitions in a Stormy Sea". Contemporary Balkans: The Challenges of the 21st Century, Издателска къща Тендрил, 2021, 167-190.
Карагьозов, М. „Турция: амбиции в бурно море" в: Ал. Костов (съст.), „Съвременните Балкани: Предизвикателствата на XXI век", София: Тендрил, 2021, с. 135–164.
Articles:
Karagyozov, M. The world we live in: bipolar, multipolar, or asynchronous multipolar?, Geopolitika, issue 4/2025 (in Bulgarian).
Karagyozov, M. Center and periphery blurred: notes on the most popular debate in social sciences on Turkey, Obscured Balkans, vol. 1, 2024, pp. 181–188. DOI 10.6276/OB2024.MK
Karagyozov, M. An Overview of the Post-World War II Studies in the Études Balkaniques Journal (2014–2023), Études balkanique, 2024, LІ, 2, pp. 361-376.
Карагьозов, М. Еволюцията на стратегическия дискурс на Партията на справедливостта и развитието в Турция, сп. „Балкани“, бр. 13, 2024, с. 118-130
Карагьозов, М. Между „меката сила" и милитаризацията: опит за осмисляне на турската външна политика в началото на ХХI век. Геополитика, 2, 2024, ISSN:1312-4579.
Карагьозов, M., И. Баева. Карибската ракетна криза – съвременни паралели. Геополитика, 3, 2023, ISSN:1312-4579, с. 128-150.
Карагьозов, M. Развитие на турската военна индустрия в началото на XXI век. сп. „Балкани“, 11, ИБЦТ - БАН, 2022, ISSN:1314-4103, с. 68-85.
Карагьозов, М.. Политици в униформа: ролята на военните в турския политически живот. сп. „Международни отношения“, януари-февруари, 2021, ISSN:0324-1092, с. 47–70.
Карагьозов, М. Еволюция на отношенията между Турция и Иракски Кюрдистан. Геополитика, 5, 2016, ISSN 1312-4579, с. 158–167.
Карагьозов, М. Етапи в отношенията между Турция и страните от Персийския залив. История, Vol. 24, № 5/ 2016, с. 475–489.
Карагьозов, М. Протестите на Таксим – причини и последици, в: Социални идеи, движения и политики, Национален политически институт „Димитър Благоев“, С., 2014.
Карагьозов, М. Възможен ли е „турски модел" в Египет и Тунис? в: „Арабската пролет: надежда за промяна и предизвикателствата пред европейската външна и политика по сигурността". София: Център за европейски и международни изследвания, Фондация „Фридрих Еберт", 2012.
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