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    Consequences of coal mining and burning on the health and longevity of people in Bulgaria
    (Plovdiv University Press, 2026-08-02) Nikolaeva, Vesela; Gavrailov, Gavrail
    The paper presents an example of citizen science in the creation of a mathematical model showing the consequences for the health and lives of people in the so-called "coal regions". The model uses public data and can be applied universally to any area suspected of being affected by factors that increase disease and mortality, whether it is coal, waste burning, mining pollution or other industrial activities. In this particular case, the focus is on municipalities in coal regions, which are in the process of restructuring their economic model through a "just transition". A theoretical framework is presented that interprets this type of policy from the perspective of national priorities and commitments of Bulgaria's EU membership. A methodology for collecting, processing and classifying data on the health status of the population is presented. A critical analysis has been made of the defects in the provision of such data by the competent state authorities to civil activists and researchers.
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    In search of energy citizens or how field research took place in "Maritsa-East"
    (Plovdiv University Press, 2025-12-15) Gavrailov, Gavrail
    The article describes some methodological features in the preparation and conduct of a field study in the Maritsa-East complex area in the winter of 2024. The emphasis is on the opportunities for structuring successful research strategies through the mobilization of social capital in local media networks, environmental and civic activists, and municipal and regional symbols. An analysis is made of the use of a research alibi by introducing semiotic sabotage in the preparation and conduct of interviews. The mass perception of the energy citizen is summarized, and the process of democratization of energy production is analyzed in the context of the green transition in the coal region.