
Dr. Alexander Gerganov
Director
Sociological Program
Education
PhD in psychology (cognitive science), New Bulgarian University
MA in cognitive science, New Bulgarian University
BA in computer science, Technical University - Sofia
Biography
Dr. Gerganov’s main fields of specialization are corruption research, victimization studies (conventional crime), and grey economy. He focuses on methodology, statistical analysis in social research and mathematical modelling of big data and complex processes in the social sciences. He has participated in many multidisciplinary international research projects since 2005 and has been a part of CSD and Vitosha Research agency since 2009. He has contributed methodologically to the update and implementation of the Corruption Monitoring System, the Conventional crime indicators, the Grey economy indicators, and to the development of MACPI – an innovative instrument for monitoring and assessment of anti-corruption policies. He was responsible for data quality, and methodological control for the 2014 and 2016 SELDI corruption surveys, conducted in nine counties. Alexander Gerganov is also an assistant professor at the Social Survey Research Center, part of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
Research Focus
Corruption, Conventional Crime, Hidden Economy, State Capture, Statistical Analysis, and Data Modeling