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“Innovation: Engine for Economic Growth” International Scientific Forum VUZF University

Innovation: a new word in Bulgarian parties’ vocabulary? (Europeanization via policies: Innovation Policies of Bulgarian Political Parties) Work in Progress Dragomir Stoyanov Innovation Research Group VUZF University. “Innovation: Engine for Economic Growth” International Scientific Forum

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“Innovation: Engine for Economic Growth” International Scientific Forum VUZF University

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  1. Innovation: a new word in Bulgarian parties’ vocabulary?(Europeanization via policies: Innovation Policies of Bulgarian Political Parties)Work in ProgressDragomir Stoyanov Innovation Research GroupVUZF University “Innovation: Engine for Economic Growth” International Scientific Forum VUZF University 1 October, 2013

  2. Introduction • “Process of (a) construction (b) diffusion and (c) institutionalization of formal and informal rules, procedures, policy paradigms, styles, ‘ways of doing things’ and shared beliefs and norms which are first defined and consolidated in the making of an EU decision and then incorporated in the logic of domestic discourse, identities, political structures and public policies.” (Radaelli 2000: 4)

  3. Research questions & method • “Europeanisation and Political Parties” (Ladrech, 2002)

  4. 2 Research questions • 2009-2013 word-frequency • Political, economic, social integration

  5. Research method • “An Empirical Analysis of the Europeanization of National Party Manifestos, 1960-2003”(Pennings 2006) • Content dictionary • Qualitative

  6. Bulgarian Political Parties – short overview • Centre-right parties • Left party • Centre/liberal parties • Nationalistic party

  7. Trust in Political Institutions

  8. Bulgarian public support for the EU membership

  9. Europeanisation of Bulgarian political parties (innovation problematic) • Party manifestos analyses: • Political integration • Economic integration • Social integration

  10. Innovation and Political integration • National elections manifestos: • Budget • No left/right competition

  11. Innovation and Political integration (2)

  12. Innovation and Economic integration • National elections manifestos: • Regional policy • Enterprise • External trade, Agriculture, Competition, Transport

  13. Innovation and Economic integration (2)

  14. Innovation and Social integration • National elections manifestos: • Education, training and youth • Research and Innovation • Employment and social affairs, Information society

  15. Innovation and Social integration (2)

  16. Conclusion • Innovation problematic • More to be done: 1. Innovation and EP elections 2. Before 2007 3. After 2007

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