Plamen Petkov is a PhD candidate at the Bulgarian Academy of Science. His primary interests are in the topic of trust, specifically the development and maintenance of interpersonal trust in both personal and professional interactions. In his dissertation, he attempts to interrelate culture, values, and personality in order to identify the drivers of interpersonal trust. His experience as a psychotherapist also influences his interest in trust. His other interests include studying narcissism, human-machine interaction, leadership, and propaganda. He studied organizational and social psychology at New Bulgarian University and earned a master's degree.

AI; Distrust; Politics; Social Trust; Sociology; Psychology; Psychotherapy