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Tsvetelina Marinova

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Tsvetelina Marinova is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the New Bulgarian University in Sofia. She is also an Associate Researcher at the Laboratoire d’Economie, Finances et Management (LEFMI) at the University of Picardie Jules Verne in Amiens, France. She holds a Habilitation à diriger des recherches in economics from the the University of Picardie Jules Verne.  She is a Visiting Researcher at the Institut d'Histoire économique Paul Bairoch at the University of Geneva. Her research focuses on the history of economic thought and the economic history of the Eastern European countries and the Balkan countries, the cooperatives and the social economy, the political economy, the EU monetary and economic policies and integration.

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Research Interests

  • History of economic thought

  • Economic history

  • Social economy

  • Political economy

  • EU policies and integration

 

Research projects

2025

Project leader, Les économistes bulgares en Suisse durant la première moitié du 20e siècle : la coopération et les transferts des connaissances, des idées et des pratiques avec les principaux chercheurs européens, Fonds Katzarovi, University of Geneva

2023-2026
Project co-leader, The History of Bulgarian Economic Thought: From the Ottoman Period to Modern Times (avec N. Nenovsky)

2023-2026
Principal researcher, Cooperative models for doing business in Bulgaria and their potential for implementing innovative management solutions, grant from the Bulgarian Research Fund

2023
Project leader, L’accompagnement à l’entrepreneuriat social : un enjeu pour favoriser le développement pérenne en Bulgarie et en France, funded by the French Institute in Sofia, the New Bulgarian University, the University of Picardie Jules Verne

2022-2023
Principal researcher, Solidarity organizing: which barriers to sustainable and meaningful jobs in production?, funded by the University Paris 8, the Roskilde University, the New Bulgarian University

2018-2021
Principal researcher, COST Action CA16206 “Empowering the next generation of social enterprise scholars” funded by the European Commission

 

 

Publications

Peer reviewed journals

Nenovsky, N., T. Marinova (2024). Theoretical discussions on the development of the monetary system within Comecon (1949–1991). History of economics and economic thought of Ukraine, No. 57, p. 74-99.

Nenovsky, N., T. Marinova (2024). World War II and Socialist Integration: In Search of the Theoretical Foundations for Building the Socialist Bloc (1940–64), History of Political Economy, 56 (S1), p. 155–181.

Nenovsky, N., T. Marinova (2023). Ten years of monetary variety in Russia (1917–1927): Historical facts and theoretical interpretation, Historical Review Journal, (3): 29-76 (en bulgare)

Koleva, P., T. Marinova (2022). Financer la transition énergétique en Europe Centrale et Orientale: un levier pour surmonter la dépendance de sentier à l’égard de la Russie?, Revue de l’économie financière, (147), p. 135-150.

Marinova, T., N. Nenovsky (2022). Bulgaria during the Great Depression. In search of a new economic and social development model, Economic Thought Journal, 67(5), p. 513-540 (en bulgare)

Nenovsky, N., T. Marinova (2022). The first steps of the lender of last resort in Bulgaria. History and debate during the Great Depression, Economic Thought Journal, 67(1), p. 28-53.

Marinova, T. (2022). Social and solidarity economy in Bulgaria and Romania: Challenges and opportunities, Research papers of UNWE, 2022/2, p. 201-219 (en bulgare)

Marinova, T. (2021). Credit cooperatives in Bulgaria and Romania: Historical development and contemporary challenges, Journal of Economics and Business, Vol. XXIV, Nos 1-2, p. 79-101.

Marinova, T. (2020). Bulgaria and the Great War (1912-1919): some issues under discussion among the Bulgarian economists of that time, Revue d’histoire de la pensée économique, n° 10, 2, p. 287-315.

Marinova, T., N. Nenovsky (2020). Cooperative agrarian sector in Bulgaria during socialism: between the traditions and the ideology, Sociological Problems Journal, 52 (1), p. 301-325 (en bulgare)

Marinova, T. (2020). Cooperative thought in Bulgaria in the first half of 20th century. The place and role of Tugan-Baranovsky, History of economics and economic thought of Ukraine, 53, p. 34-51.

Nenovsky, N., T. Marinova (2019). Towards understanding Balkan economic thought: Preliminary reflections, History of Economic Thought and Policy, 1-2019, p. 29-51.

Marinova, T. (2019). La pensée coopérative bulgare au XXe siècle au confluent des théories d’Europe occidentale et orientale, Revue internationale de l’économie sociale, 352, p. 82-96.

Gnjatovic, D., T. Marinova, N. Nenovsky (2019). Agricultural cooperative credit in Bulgaria and Serbia from the Ottoman period to WWI: Institutional and comparative history, The Journal of European Economic History, 3/2019, p. 45-73.

Marinova, T., N. Nenovsky (2019). Cooperative agricultural farms in Bulgaria during communism (1944-1989): an institutional reconstruction, The Romanian Economic Journal, XXII no. 74, p. 40-73.

Marinova, T. (2018). Trends and perspectives to social money in Europe, Sociological Problems Journal, 50 (2), p. 827-845 (en bulgare)

Nenovsky, N., T. Marinova (2017). L'apport des banques populaires au progrès économique et social en Bulgarie entre les deux guerres (1919-1938), Revue internationale de l'économie sociale, 96 (344), p. 104-119.

Nenovsky, N., T. Marinova (2017). Histoire et transformation institutionnelle des banques coopératives bulgares de l'Empire Ottoman à la Première Guerre mondiale, Revue internationale de l'économie sociale, 96 (343), p. 131-146.

Nenovsky, N., T. Marinova (2017). Agricultural cooperative credit in Bulgaria from the Ottoman period to the First World War, Sociological Problems Journal, XLIX (1-2), p. 360-377 (en bulgare)

Marinova, T. (2016). Comparative study on monetary and fiscal policy in the Eurozone and Bulgaria, Economic Alternatives Journal, (3), p. 367-378.

Nenovsky, N., T. Marinova (2015). Sovereign debt during the crisis: Comparative analysis between Eastern and Southern European countries, East-West Journal of Economics and Business, 18 (2), p. 63-81.

Marinova, T. (2015). Challenges to the monetary and budgetary policy in the Eurozone and Bulgaria, Economic Studies Journal, (1), p. 16-36 (en bulgare).

Nenovsky, N., T. Marinova (2014). Comparative analysis of sovereign debt of Eastern and Southern European countries, Economic Alternatives Journal, (2), p. 33-45 (en bulgare).

Books

Marinova, T. (2021). Economie sociale et solidaire dans les pays des Balkans. Bulgarie, Roumanie, Serbie : quels enseignements?, Paris : L’Harmattan.

Marinova, T. (2021). Social and solidarity economy and finance in the Balkans and in Europe. Historical development, modern ideas, institutions and policies, Sofia : University publishing house “Kliment Ohridski” (en bulgare).

Book chapters

Nenovsky, N., T. Marinova (2025). Bulgaria: Economic Thought and Structural Change during the Great Depression, In: The Great Depression Eastern Europe, Budapest: CEU, p. 271-300.

Marinova, T., N. Nenovsky (2023). Diversity of monetary regimes and reactions to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis in the Balkan countries, In: Central banking in a post-pandemic world, Routledge, p. 221-240.

Marinova, T., E. Yoneva (2021). Social enterprises in Bulgaria: historical and institutional perspective, In: Social enterprise in Central and Eastern Europe, Routledge, p. 23-39.

Nenovsky, N., J-M. Vaslin, T. Marinova (2019). Balkans periphery and European core. Exploring Balkan monetary history, In: L’Europe, une fracture à retardement, Paris: L’Harmattan, p. 47-77.

Publications for the European Commission

Marinova, T. (2019). Social enterprises towards more inclusive economy: mission (im)possible?, European Commission.

Conference proceedings

Marinova, T. (2024). De-dollarization of the global economy: are we moving towards a multipolar monetary system?, The economy of the 21st century: crises, transformations, sustainability, Sofia: NBU, p. 167-180.

Marinova, T. (2019). Politiques publiques pour l’économie sociale et solidaire en Bulgarie, 61e Congrès AIELF, Santiago, p. 245-258.

Marinova, T. (2018). Possibilités de financement de l’économie sociale en Bulgarie, 60e Congrès AIELF, Poznan, p. 245-254.

Marinova, T. (2016). L'économie sociale et solidaire en Bulgarie : tendances et perspectives, 59e Congrès AIELF, Paris, p. 891-900.

Marinova, T. (2015). Trends in economic relations between the EU and China in a global crisis' context, Confucius Institute, Sofia, p. 299-307.

Marinova, T. (2015). Socio economic development of Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia in a global crisis' context: trends and perspectives to social economy, International conference BALKINT project, Sofia: University of National and World Economy, p. 80-96.