Maria Spirova
Universitair hoofddocent
- Naam
- Dr. M.S. Spirova
- Telefoon
- +31 71 527 2727
- mspirova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-6114-4353
Universitair hoofddocent
- Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Instituut Politieke Wetenschap
- Spirova M.S. (2024), Bulgaria: political developments and data in 2022 : yet another year of instability, European Journal of Political Research 62(1): 55-67.
- Kopecky P., Spirova M. & Meyer Sahling J-H. (2022), (Extreme) political polarization and party patronage, Irish Political Studies 37(2): 218-243.
- Spirova M. (2022), Bulgaria: Political Developments and Data in 2021, European Journal of Political Research 61(1): .
- Spirova M.S. & Sharenkova-Toshkova R. (2021), Juggling friends and foes: Prime Minister Borissov’s surprise survival in Bulgaria, East European Politics 37(3): 432-447.
- Spirova M.S. (2020), Bulgaria: political developments and data in 2019, European Journal of Political Research 59 (1): 56-61.
- Spirova M.S. (2020), Bulgaria: political development and data for 2020, European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook 59(1): .
- Spirova M.S. & Casal Bértoa F. (2019), Parties between thresholds: State subsidies and party behaviour in post-communist democracies, Party Politics 25(2): 233-243.
- Spirova M. (2019), Conclusion. In: Ruth-Lowell S.P. & Spirova M. (red.), Clientelism and Democratic Representation in Comparative Perspective.
- Spirova M. & Sharenkova-Toshkova R. (2019), Bulgaria since 1989. In: Ramet S.P. & Hassenstab C.M. (red.), Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 449-476.
- Spirova. M.S. & Kolarova R. (2019), Coalition Governance in Central Eastern Europe. In: Bergman T., Ilonszki G. & Müller W.C. (red.), Coalition Governance in Central Eastern Europe: Oxford University press.
- Kopecky P. & Spirova M. (2019), Patrons or Champions? The Organizational Strategies of Ethnic Parties. In: Ruth-Lowell S.P. & Spirova M. (red.), Clientelism and Democratic Representation in Comparative Perspective: Rowman and Littlefield International.
- Ruth-Lowell S.P. & Spirova M. (red.) (2019), Clientelism and Democratic Representation in Comparative Perspective: Rowman and Littlefield International.
- Kopecky P. & Spirova M. (2019), Clients, Patrons, and Members: Ethnic Parties and Patronage in Bulgaria and Romania. In: Ruth-Lovell S. & Spirova M. (red.), Clientelism and Representation in Comparative Perspective. London: ECPR Press.
- Kopecky P. & Spirova M. (2019), Semi-Structured Expert Interviews in Cross-National Research: Studying Party Patronage in Contemporary Democracies (Case) (SAGE Research Methods Cases in Political Science and International Relations). [overig].
- Spirova M. & Kostadinova T. (2018), Combatting corruption. In: Fagan A. & Kopecký P. (red.), The Routledge Handbook of East European Politics. Oxon: Routledge.
- Spirova M. (2016), Nations in Transit 2015: Bulgaria: Freedom House.
- Kolarova R. & Spirova M. (2016), Bulgaria, European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook 55(1): 36–41.
- Spirova M. (2016), The Movement for Rights and Freedoms in Bulgaria: Beyond the Ethnic Vote. In: Ramet S. & Valenta M. (red.), Ethnic minorities and politics in post-socialist South-eastern Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 154-169.
- Kopecky P., Meyer-Sahling J.H., Panizza F., Scherlis G., Schuster C. & Spirova M.S. (2016), Party patronage in contemporary democracies. Results from an expert survey in 22 countries from five regions, European Journal of Political Research 55(2): 416–431.
- Spirova M. (2016), Beyond the Ethnic Vote: the Movement for Rights and Freedoms in Bulgaria. In: Ramet S. & Valenta M. (red.), Ethnic Minorities and Politics in Post-socialist South-eastern Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 154-170.
- Spirova M.S. (2016), “Nations in Transit 2016: Bulgaria". Yearly report of the Freedom House: Freedom House.
- Spirova M. & Bakker F.E. (2015), Vote where your heart is: Ethnic voting in the European Union. Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Transatlantic Studies Democracy and Electoral Systems, Alcalá de Henares, 22-23 October 2015. International Conference on Transatlantic Studies Democracy and Electoral Systems 22 oktober 2015 - 23 oktober 2015. Alcalá de Henares.
- Spirova M. & Kopecky P. (2015), Party patronage East and West: is party patronage a post-communist phenomenon? Paper presented at the CES Conference, Paris, 8-10 July 2015. Council for European Studies 8 juli 2015 - 10 juli 2015. Paris.
- Spirova M. (2015) Book review of Margit Tavits’ Post-Communist democracies and party organization. Bespreking van: Tavits M. (2013), Post-Communist democracies and party organization. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Slavic Review 74(4): 912-913.
- Spirova M. (2015), Bulgaria, European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook 54(1): 44-53.
- Spirova M. & Bergman T. (2015), Caretaker governments – definitions and classifications. Paper presented at the “Vague concepts and poor operationalization – solutions to measurement problems in studies of government formation”, Arlanda Airport, Stockholm, 16-18 september 2015. Vague concepts and poor operationalization - solutions to measurement problems in studies of government formation 16 september 2015 - 18 september 2015. Stockholm.
- Spirova M. (2015), Bulgaria. In: Habdank-Kolaczkowska S. & Csaky Z. (red.), Freedom House Nations in Transit 2014: Democratization from Central Europe to Eurasia. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield. 161-182.
- Spirova M. & Zankina E. (20 november 2014), Mission impossible in Bulgaria. Mission impossible in Bulgaria: Party Systems and Governments Observatory. [blog].
- Kolarova R. & Spirova M. (2014), Bulgaria 2013, European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook 53(1): 45-56.
- Rashkova E.R. & Spirova M. (2014), Ethnic parties regulation in Eastern Europe. In: Biezen I. van & Napel H. ten (red.), Regulating Political Parties: European Democracies in Comparative Perspective. Leiden: Leiden University Press. 225-252.
- Rashkova E.R. & Spirova M. (2014), Party regulation and the conditioning of small political parties: Evidence from Bulgaria, East European Politics 30(3): 315-329.
- Spirova M. & Kopecky P. (2014), Patrons or champions? The organizational strategies of ethnic parties. Paper presented at the 2014 ECPR Workshop on Clientelism and Public Policy, Salamanca, April 2014. ECPR Joint Session of Workshops. Salamanca.
- Spirova M.S. & Casal Bertoa F. (2013), Parties between thresholds: State subsidies and party behavior in post-communist democracies. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting 29 augustus 2013 - 1 september 2013. Chicago.
- Spirova M.S. & Kopecky P. (2013), Patrons or champions? The organizational strategies of ethnic parties. Council for European Studies Annual Conference, Amsterdam. Council for European Studies Annual Conference 25 juni 2013 - 28 juni 2013.
- Kolarova R. & Spirova M. (2013), Bulgaria 2012, European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook 52(1): 35-38.
- Spirova M. & Stefanova B. (2012), The European Dimension of Minority Political Representation: Bulgaria and Romania Compared, East European Politics and Societies 26(1): 75-92.
- Kopecky P., Mair P. & Spirova M. (red.) (2012), Party Patronage and Party Government in European Democracies. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Rashkova E. & Spirova M. (2012), Party Regulation in Post-Communist Bulgaria. [overig].
- Kolarova R. & Spirova M. (2012), “Bulgaria 2012” Political Data Yearbook, 51(1): 922-927.
- Spirova M. (2012), European Integration and Minority Politics: Ethnic Parties at the EP Elections, East European Politics 28(1): 76-93.
- Spirova M. (2012), ' A Tradition We Don’t Mess With’ Party patronage in Bulgaria. In: Kopecky P., Mair P. & Spirova M. (red.), Party Patronage and Party Government in European Democracies: Oxford University Press.
- Kopecky P. & Spirova M. (2012), Measuring party patronage through structured expert interviews. In: Kopecky P., Mair P. & Spirova M. (red.), Party Patronage and PartyGovernment in European Democracies. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 17-30.
- Kopecky P. & Spirova M. (2011), Party management and state colonization in post-communist Europe: the European dimension. In: Lewis Paul G. & Markowski Radek (red.), Europeanising party politics? Comparative perspectives on Central and Eastern Europe. Manchester: Manchester University Press. 25-43.
- Kopecky P. & Spirova M. (2011), 'Jobs for the Boys’? Patterns of Party Patronage in Post-Communist Europe, West European Politics 34(3): 897-921.
- Kopecky P. & Spirova M. (2010), Exploiting the State: Patterns of Party Patronage in the Post-Communist Europe. [overig].
- Kolarova R. & Spirova M. (2010), Bulgaria, 49(7-8): 909-918.
- Spirova M. (2010), The 2009 parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, Electoral Studies 29: 276-279.
- Spirova M. (2010), Bulgaria. In: Ramet S.P. (red.), Central and Southeastern Europe since 1989. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 401-421.
- Spirova M. & Stefanova B. (2010), The European Dimension of Minority Representation: Convergence in Minority Empowerment through the European Elections?. [overig].
- Kopecky P. & Spirova M. (2009), Exploiting the state: party patronage in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. [overig].
- Spirova M. (2009), Bulgaria 2008. Political Data Yearbook, European Journal of Political Research : 913-916.
- Spirova M. & Budd D. (2008), The EU accession process and the Roma minority in new and soon-to-be member states, Comparative European Politics 6(1): 81-102.
- Spirova M. & Derleth J.W. (2008), Bulgaria: The challenges of building a stable democracy. In: Shively W. Philips (red.), Comparative governance: political structure and diversity across the globe: McGraw Hill Primis online.
- Kopecky P. & Spirova M. (2008), Power of the powerless: Parliamentary opposition in Eastern Europe, Journal of Legislative Studies 14(1/2): 133-159.
- Spirova M. & Derleth J.W. (2008), Hungary: The post-communist frontrunner. In: Shively W. Philips (red.), Comparative governance: Political structure and diversity across the globe: McGraw Hill Primis online.
- Kopecky P., Scherlis G. & Spirova M. (2008), Conceptualizing and measuring party patronage. CIDE, Mexico: IPSA committee on concepts & methods.
- Spirova M., Scherlis G. & Kopecky P. (2008), Party patronage in new democracies: A post-communist pattern?. [overig].
- Spirova M. (2008), Bulgaria 2007 (political data year book), 47(7-8): 924-934.
- Spirova M. (2008), Corruption and democracy: The "color" revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine. [overig].
- Spirova M. & Kopecky P. (2008), Party patronage in post-communist countries: Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. [overig].
- Spirova M. (2008), The communist successor party in Bulgaria: The long road to Europe, Communist & Post-Communist Studies 41(5): 481-499.
- Kopecky P. & Spirova M. (2008), Party management and state exploitation in post-communist Europe. [overig].
- Spirova M. (2008), Europarties and party development in EU candidate states: The case of Bulgaria, Europe-Asia Studies 60(5): 791-809.
- Spirova M. (2007), Party patronage in new democracies: Concepts, measures and the design of empirical inquiry. [overig].
- Spirova M. (2007), Party patronage in new democracies: Preliminary empirical results and analysis. [overig].
- Spirova M. (2007), Cleaning-up politics: Parties and corruption in the “new” Europe. [overig].
- Scherlis G., Kopecky P. & Spirova M. (2007), Party patronage in new democracies: Preliminary empirical results and analysis. [overig].
- Scherlis G., Kopecky P. & Spirova M. (2007), Party patronage in new democracies: Institutional location and policy sector relevance. [overig].
- Spirova M. (2007), Political parties in post-communist systems: Formation, persistence, and change. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Spirova M. (2007), Political parties and women MP' s in Bulgaria. [overig].
- Spirova M. & Kolarova R. (2007), The Europeanization of the Bulgarian political party system: The bad news. [overig].
- Spirova M. (2007), Bulgaria, 47 (7-8): 900-910.
- Spirova M. (2007), The political representation of the Roma minority in Bulgaria: (1990-2005), Network for citizenship and democracy in Europe : .
- Spirova M. (2007), The Europeanization of the Bulgarian party system: The impact of Europarties on Bulgarian party development. [overig].
- Spirova M. (2006), Party electoral strategies in post-communist systems: The impact of international actors. [overig].
- Spirova M. (2006), Political parties and patronage in Bulgaria: A case study of the 2005 'Red sweep'. [overig].
- Spirova M. & Budd D. (2006), The Roma: A 'European minority'?. [overig].