Nikolai Genov
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Nikolai Genov is a Bulgarian
sociologist
and since 2002 professor for sociology at the Eastern Europe Institute / Institute of Sociology at the Free University of Berlin
. He received a Ph.D. degree from the University of Leipzig
in 1975 and a Sc.D. degree from the National Academy of Sciences
in Sofia (Bulgaria) in 1986.
The focus of his research includes sociological theory, global trends and regional developments, transformation of societies, inter-ethnic relations and international migration. Before his appointment in Berlin, he worked from 1976 until 2002 at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
in Sofia. From 1978 to 1979 he was a DAAD
-fellow at universities in Kassel, Bielefeld and Berlin. He was also an ACLS
-fellow at the University of California in Berkeley from 1988 to 1989. Furthermore he conducted research and taught in Moscow, Seoul, Berlin, Rome, Warsaw, Frankfurt am Main and Lund.
From 1994 to 1996 Genov was vice-president of UNESCO
's Management of Social Transformations (MOST) program and from 2003 to 2008 he was a member of the advisory board on strategy of that program. From 1998 to 2002 he was holding the position of vice-president of the International Social Science Council (ISSC, Paris) and since 2000 he is Director of the UNESCO/ISSC International Summer School Comparative Research in the Social Sciences. Until his appointment in Berlin he was an adviser to Bulgaria's president Georgi Parvanov
.
Nikolai Genov is an author with more than 280 scientific articles and books, that were published in 26 countries.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
sociologist
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
and since 2002 professor for sociology at the Eastern Europe Institute / Institute of Sociology at the Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...
. He received a Ph.D. degree from the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
in 1975 and a Sc.D. degree from the National Academy of Sciences
National academy
A national academy is an organizational body, usually operating with state financial support and approval, that co-ordinates scholarly research activities and standards for academic disciplines, most frequently in the sciences but also the humanities. Typically the country's learned societies in...
in Sofia (Bulgaria) in 1986.
The focus of his research includes sociological theory, global trends and regional developments, transformation of societies, inter-ethnic relations and international migration. Before his appointment in Berlin, he worked from 1976 until 2002 at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is the National Academy of Bulgaria, established in 1869. The Academy is autonomous and has a Society of Academicians, Correspondent Members and Foreign Members...
in Sofia. From 1978 to 1979 he was a DAAD
German Academic Exchange Service
The German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD is the largest German support organisation in the field of international academic co-operation....
-fellow at universities in Kassel, Bielefeld and Berlin. He was also an ACLS
American Council of Learned Societies
The American Council of Learned Societies , founded in 1919, is a private nonprofit federation of seventy scholarly organizations.ACLS is best known as a funder of humanities research through fellowships and grants awards. ACLS Fellowships are designed to permit scholars holding the Ph.D...
-fellow at the University of California in Berkeley from 1988 to 1989. Furthermore he conducted research and taught in Moscow, Seoul, Berlin, Rome, Warsaw, Frankfurt am Main and Lund.
From 1994 to 1996 Genov was vice-president of UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
's Management of Social Transformations (MOST) program and from 2003 to 2008 he was a member of the advisory board on strategy of that program. From 1998 to 2002 he was holding the position of vice-president of the International Social Science Council (ISSC, Paris) and since 2000 he is Director of the UNESCO/ISSC International Summer School Comparative Research in the Social Sciences. Until his appointment in Berlin he was an adviser to Bulgaria's president Georgi Parvanov
Georgi Parvanov
Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov is a President of Bulgaria, whose second and last mandate expires on January 22, 2012; he was elected after defeating his predecessor Petar Stoyanov in the second round of the presidential elections in November 2001 and he came into office on January 22, 2002...
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Nikolai Genov is an author with more than 280 scientific articles and books, that were published in 26 countries.
Pulications
- Nikolai Genov: Advances in Sociological Knowledge Over Half a Century. VS-Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-810-04012-6.
- Nikolai Genov: Die Entwicklung des soziologischen Wissens. Ergebnisse eines halben Jahrhunderts. VS-Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-810-04121-1.
- Nikolai Genov: Ethnicity and Educational Policies in South Eastern Europe. LIT-Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-8258-8594-1.
- Nikolai Genov: Ethnicity and Mass Media in South Eastern Europe. LIT-Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-8258-9348-0
- Nikolai Genov (Co- Ed.): Soziologische Zeitgeschichte. Edition Sigma, 2007, ISBN 3894042478.
- Nikolai Genov: Patterns of Interethnic Integration. Institute of Eastern European Studies, Berlin 2007, ISSN 1424-419X.
- Nikolai Genov: Upgrading the Rationality of Organizations. Institute of Eastern European Studies, Berlin 2004, ISSN 1864-533X.
- Nikolai Genov: Comparative Research in the Social Sciences. ISSC and REGLO, Paris und Sofia 2007, ISBN 978-954-8443-13-5.
- Nikolai Genov: Interethnic Integration in Five European Societies. Krämer- Verlag,Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-89622-096-7.