Populizam Stjepana Radića

master's thesis

• Title (english): Populism of Stjepan Radić
• Author: Tin Žigić
• Mentor: Stevo Đurašković (mentor)
• Committee member: Stevo Đurašković (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Berto Šalaj (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marijana Grbeša-Zenzerović (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-09-13, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science

Abstract

Osnovna svrha ovog istraživanja bila je utvrđivanje mogu li se metode kojima je Stjepan Radić glasačima prenosio svoje političke ideje smatrati populističkima, a on sam, kao političar, populistom. Iako je lik i djelo Stjepana Radića dosta dobro obrađeno u literaturi napisanoj od strane raznih autora s ovih prostora, ali i šire, ne postoji ona koja bi se njime pozabavila iz ovog, vrlo važnog, aspekta. Stoga je glavni cilj ovog istraživanja dokazati je li Stjepan Radić uistinu bio populist, ali i svrstati njegove političke akte unutar raznih podjela unutar samog pojma populizma. To je učinjeno tako da se u prvom dijelu rada bavi terminologijom populizma, objašnjavajući sve podjele po kojima će ga se kasnije razvrstavati. Kako bi to bilo moguće, drugi dio rada detaljno analizira Radićevo političko djelovanje od mladosti i studiranja, preko djelovanja unutar Habsburške monarhije, sve do političkih nestabilnosti u Kraljevini SHS u drugom dijelu 1920tih, s naglaskom na događaje u kojima njegov populizam posebno dolazi do izražaja. Analizom svega navedenog nepobitno se zaključuje kako Radić uistinu jest bio populist, kao i da je populizam bio jako važan dio njegove ideologije, uz razne liberalne i demokratske ideje. Time dobivamo novi i drugačiji uvid u jednu od najvažnijih ličnosti hrvatske politike 20. stoljeća, te se potencijalno otvaraju vrata da se Stjepan Radić sagleda i analizira iz posve druge perspektive.

Abstract (english)

The main purpose of this analysis was to determine whether the methods used by Stjepan Radić to translate his political ideas to voters, as well as he as a politician, can be considered populist. Even though personal life and career of Stjepan Radić are very well covered in the literature written by authors both from the Balkan and wider regions, there is not a lot of literature dealing with this aspect of it. Therefore, the goal of this paper was to prove whether Stjepan Radić indeed was a populist, as well as to place his political actions within various divisions within the concept of populism. This was done by analyzing the terminology of populism and elaborating on all the divisions Radić was going to be placed into in the first part of the paper. To be able to do so, the second part of the paper analyzes in detail the political acts of Stjepan Radić, from his youth and university days to his actions during the Habsburg rule, all the way until the political instability within the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes in the second part of the 1920s, while highlighting the events in which his populism was most clearly shown. By analyzing the mentioned, we can state with certainty that Radić indeed was a populist, as well as that populism was an important part of his ideology, as were liberalism and democratism. This allows us to consider Radić, one of the key figures of Croatian politics from the 20th century, in a different light, which could help any future similar analyses to study him from a somewhat different angle.

• Keywords: Stjepan Radić; populizam; HSS; Habsburška monarhija; Kraljevina SHS; Država SHS; seljaštvo
• Keywords (english): Stjepan Radić; populism; Croatian Peasant Party; Habsburg monarchy; Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes; State of Slovenes Croats and Serbs; peasantry
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:067640
• Study programme: Title: Journalism; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra novinarstva (magistar/magistra novinarstva)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-10-09 11:41:43