Politička ostavština Blaira i Thatcher u suvremenoj Velikoj Britaniji

master's thesis

• Title (english): Political Legacy of Blair and Thatcher in Contemporary Great Britain
• Author: Andrea Kapusta
• Mentor: Višeslav Raos (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; (Department of Comparative Politics); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-09-27, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science; Comparative Political Science

Abstract

Nesvakidašnje prilike u suvremenom Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu dale su povoda brojnim analizama, prikazima i istraživanjima. U ovome diplomskom radu današnja situacija odstupanja premijerke Therese May zbog nemogućnosti ostvarenja većinske podrške u parlamentu, podijeljenost mišljenja u Konzervativnoj stranci i slabost opozicije prikazane su sa stajališta utjecaja koji su mogli do nje dovesti. Osnovno pitanje na koje se odgovara jest jesu li utjecaji Margaret Thatcher i Tonyja Blaira, kao dvoje dugovječnih premijera Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva, presudni za tamošnje današnje stanje. Iz širokog raspona tema kroz koje bi se mogle opisati njihove politike i vladanja, odabrane su gospodarska i socijalna politika te odnos prema Europskoj uniji koji danas dobiva svoj epilog u Brexitu. Obje teme su prikazane i u vrijeme Thatcher i u vrijeme Blaira, kao i u vrijeme njihovih nasljednika, do danas. Thatcher i Blair su rješavali probleme sa specifičnom odlučnošću, odnosno fleksibilnošću, pri čemu su neka pitanja analizirana do najsitnijih detalja, a neka su namjerno ignorirana. Suvremeno Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo danas je suočeno s istim pitanjima i s iskustvom načina kako su to rješavali Thatcher i Blair, ali im nedostaje lider koji bi preuzeo njihovo rješavanje.

Abstract (english)

The unprecedented contemporary circumstances in United Kingdom have motivated a great deal of analysis, research, and political commentary. This master’s thesis focuses on some of the factors that led to the recent departure of Prime Minister Theresa May, her inability to gain support in Parliament for her Brexit plan, the sharp divisions within her own Conservative Party, and the weakness of the opposition parties. The basic question to be answered addresses the role of the governments of former Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair in contributing to the present state of affairs. From a broad range of topics that characterize their administrations, their governance is analyzed in terms of their economic and social policies, as well as by their relationship with the EU, not only during Thatcher’s and Blair’s time, but also during the tenure of their successors. The problems faced by Thatcher and Blair were solved with specific determination or flexibility; some issues were analysed in detail, while others were deliberately ignored. The United Kingdom faces the same issues today and has the experience of Thatcher’s and Blair’s ways of managing them, yet, there is lack of a leader that would tackle them.

• Keywords: Brexit; Konzervativna stranka; Laburistička stranka; Margaret Thatcher; Tony Blair; Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
• Keywords (english): Brexit; Conservative Party; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; Tony Blair; United Kingdom
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:391596
• Study programme: Title: Political Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra politologije (magistar/magistra politologije)
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• Created on: 2019-11-27 13:55:04