Sofia Platform Foundation (Sofia)
Sofia Platform’s work is characterised by two main strands: historical and political education throughout Bulgaria, particularly in regions outside the capital; and its involvement in the core identity debate that many Central and Eastern Europeans find themselves in post-transition: who are we now, and why are we who we are? Sofia Platform was originally founded in 2013 in response to the Arab Spring, in order to support those countries in transition phases through lessons learned and personal experiences. Since 2014, its focus has been on the question of how the lack of addressing the transition affects the current social and political situation in Bulgaria. Sofia Platform has a large network of national and international experts in many fields of education, such as historians, teachers and cultural workers, and is part of Networking European Citizenship Education (NECE) and Networking Arab Civic Education (NACE).
The role of women in conflict and transition societies is significant for a variety of reasons. Women are active agents of change and a driving force. In December 2020, the conference “A women’s revolution” took place, where we undertook an intensive, virtual journey around the
Transition Dialogue — Konferenz in Sofia Am 22. und 23. November fand in Sofia eine Konferenz zur Vorbereitung der weiteren Arbeit zum Thema «Transition Dialogue» statt — eine Kooperation von Sofia Platform und DRA mit Unterstützung der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb). Von den Konferenzteilnehmern
«The good, the bad and the Eastern Europeans — refugees and the communist past.» Under this headline, Iva Kopraleva and Rafaela Tripalo from Transition Dialogue Network presented research results from Bulgaria and Croatia at the conference «Deutschlandforschertagung 2016 — Children of Transition, Children of War»
