Evgenia Troeva-Grigorova is a Research Associate in the Department for Traditional Bulgarian Culture of the Ethnographic Institute and Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. She received her M.A. in History with specialization in Ethnology at the Faculty of History, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and her Ph.D. in “Balkan and Slavic Folklore” at the Institute for Folklore, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Participation in many research projects, among which are: “Culture of Muslim Communities in Bulgaria,” “Minorities in Bulgarian School,” “Integration of Bulgarians and Gagauz into the Moldavian Society,” “Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Immigration, and the Role of Trade Unions in Combating Discrimination and Xenophobia, in Encouraging Participation, and in Securing Social Inclusion and Citizenship”, “Changing Interests and Identities in European Border Regions: EU Policies, Ethnic Minorities and Socio-political Transformation in Member States and Accession Countries”, “Cultural Memory and Religious Identity of Muslim Bulgarians”, “Minority Rights and Inter-ethnic/inter religious Relations in Municipalities with Diverse Population”.

Principal Publications:

Troeva, E. Village Cherni Vit in Teteven Region. – In: Aspects of Ethno-cultural Situation in Bulgaria. Sofia, 1994, 355-363.

Troeva, E., V. Grigorov. Seasonal Labor Migration in the Rhodope Region – Past and Present. – In: Living There, Dreaming Here: Emigrational Attitudes in the Beginning of 21st Century. Sofia, IMIR, 2003, 109-123.

Troeva, E. The Demons of the Rhodope Mountain. Sofia, IMIR, 2003, 250 p.

Troeva, E. The Rhodopean Yuda. – Bulgarian folklore, 2003, 2-3, 138-146.

Troeva, E. Ideas of the Holy Cross within the Bulgarian Historical Context. – Bulgarian Ethnology, 2005, 2, 35-52.

Lozanova, G., B. Alexiev, G. Nazarska, E. Troeva-Grigorova, I. Kyurkchieva. Regions, Minorities and European Policies: A policy report on Muslim Minorities (Turks and Muslim Bulgarians) in South Central Planning Region (Bulgaria). – In: Regions, Minorities and European Policies: An Overview of the State of the Art in Western, Central Eastern and Southeast Europe. Belgium: European Commission, Directorate-General for Research. 2006, 153–162.

Troeva, E. The Sheitan and the Concept of Sin. – Bulgarian folklore, Islam and Folk Traditions III, 2006, 2, 50-63

Lozanova, G., B. Alexiev, G. Nazarska, E. Troeva-Grigorova, I. Kyurkchieva. Regions, minorities and European integration. – Romanian Journal of Political Science, V. 6, N 1, Spring 2006, 24-58.

Troeva, E. Political Transformation and Religious Expression. – Bulgarian Ethnology, 2006, 4, 5-18.

Troeva, E. Problems of the Evangelization of the Bulgarian Muslims. – In: “The Return” of Religiosity. Sofia, 2007, 113-126.

Troeva, E. The Rhodopes in the Virtual Space. – In: A Humanities Research of the Rhodopes at the Beginning of 21st century, Smolian, 2007, 74-82.