The violent protests that shook Bulgaria in recent years were fueled by a widespread belief that after 25 years of transition a new base for the political process is required. In this important new study Popivanov provides a critical reassessment of the role of the Bulgarian Socialist Party arguably the single most important political entity in Bulgarias postcommunist history. Assessing its internal problems and the challenges it faces from a new and radical grassroots Left Popivanov asks wh