Gergana Dimova

This timely book provides a comprehensive, multi-dimensional and comparative analysis of political uncertainty. It is innovative in introducing the notions of inter-institutional, verbally induced, and historical uncertainty. It argues for an inclusive approach which considers multiple aspects of uncertainty, even when they are of a different nature. Combining aggregate statistical analysis and qualitative case studies, it compares political uncertainty in established and non-consolidated democracies. Overall, this book furnishes important insights into uncertainty in political life and how the discipline of political science is coming to terms with it.

Dr. Gergana Dimova is a Lecturer in Politics at the London Study Centre of Florida State University. She obtained her MA and PhD from Harvard University, and was subsequently a Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, a Research Associate at the University of Oxford and an associated Lecturer at the University of Winchester. Dimova serves as a commissioning co-editor of Cambridge University Press’s book series “Politics and Society from Central Europe to Central Asia,” associate editor of the journal Democratic Theory, and convenor of the Politics and Anti-Politics Specialist Group of the UK’s Political Science Association. Dimova is the author of Democracy beyond Elections (Palgrave Macmillan 2019). Her articles have been published in, among other journals, Demokratizatsiya, Democratic Theory, Comparative Political Theory, Taiwan Journal of Democracy, CEU Political Science Journal, Global Media Journal, and Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society.

“With its introduction of the concept ‘inter-institutional uncertainty’ and its fascinating comparison of Germany and Russia, Gergana Dimova’s Political Uncertainty is a highly original as well as timely contribution to political science.”— Barbara Vis, Professor of Politics & Governance, Utrecht University