Title Velika Britanija i njezina politika u drugoj polovici 20. stoljeća Title (english) Great Britain in the second half of the 20th century Author Sara Stipetić Mentor Mijo Beljo (mentor)Mentor Danijel Jurković (sumentor)Committee member Eva Katarina Glazer (predsjednik povjerenstva)Committee member Jure Trutanić (član povjerenstva)Committee member Mijo Beljo (član povjerenstva)Granter University of Zagreb Defense date and country 2024-07-11, Croatia Scientific / art field, HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Abstract Ovaj diplomski rad daje sveobuhvatnu analizu britanske povijesti od kraja Drugog
svjetskog rata do kraja 20. stoljeća, fokusirajući se na premijerstva od Clementa Attleeja do
Johna Majora. Rad je podijeljen u poglavlja koja detaljno opisuju mandat svakog premijera, s
fokusom na gospodarsku, fiskalnu, socijalnu i vanjsku politiku. Neke od glavnih tema važne za
ovo doba, poput dekolonizacije, raspoređene su kroz rad tako da čitatelj može lako pratiti
procese kako se odvijaju kronološkim redom.
Nakon uvodnog prvog poglavlja, drugo detaljno opisuje premijerski mandat Clementa
Attleeja. Istražuje Attleejevu transformativnu poslijeratnu vladu koja je uspostavila modernu
britansku socijalnu državu (welfare state) i nacionalizirala ključne industrije, te raspravlja o
drugim velikim društvenim reformama koje su temeljito preoblikovale britansko društvo. Treće
poglavlje detaljno opisuje "trinaest izgubljenih godina" vladavine Konzervativne stranke.
Istražuje Churchillov povratak na vlast, njegove napore da održi globalni utjecaj Britanije i
usredotočenost na obnovu gospodarstva, uz analizu Churchillova pristupa ranim
hladnoratovskim tenzijama i prijelazu s ratnog vodstva na mirnodopsko upravljanje. Poglavlje se
nastavlja s kratkim premijerskim mandatom Anthonyja Edena s najvećim fokusom na krizu u
Suezu, premijerskim mandatom Harolda Macmillana s analizom temeljenom na njegovoj
dekolonizaciji i ekonomskoj politici te kratkim premijerskim mandatom Aleca Douglas-Homea.
Četvrto poglavlje govori o vladavini laburističke stranke s izuzetkom jednog
konzervativnog mandata. Detaljno opisuje fokus Harolda Wilsona u kontekstu modernizacije,
tehnološkog napretka i društvene reforme tijekom njegova dva neuzastopna mandata, borbe
konzervativnog premijera Edwarda Heatha s ekonomskim problemima i industrijskim nemirima
te neuspjeh Jamesa Callaghana u spašavanju Laburističke stranke od potpunog gubitka
povjerenja javnosti. Peto poglavlje u potpunosti je posvećeno premijerskom mandatu Margaret
Thatcher, uz detaljna objašnjenja njezine transformativne i kontroverzne politike, uključujući
privatizaciju, deregulaciju, smanjenje moći sindikata i vanjsku politiku. Šesto poglavlje
obuhvaća premijerski mandat Johna Majora, bavi se izazovima recesije, stranačkim podjelama i pitanjima kao što su sporazum iz Maastrichta.
Sedmo poglavlje je u potpunosti je usmjereno na politički i privatni život kraljice
Elizabete II., ističući njezinu ulogu u modernizaciji monarhije i utjecaj na britanski nacionalni
identitet. Posljednje, osmo poglavlje, detaljno opisuje diplomatske i gospodarske odnose između
Britanije i socijalističke Jugoslavije od kraja Drugog svjetskog rata do raspada Jugoslavije početkom 1990-ih.
Abstract (english) This thesis provides a comprehensive analysis of British history from the end of the
Second World War to the end of the 20th century, focusing on the prime ministers from Clement
Attlee to John Major. The work is divided into chapters that describe in detail the mandate of
each prime minister, with a focus on economic, fiscal, social and foreign policy. Some of the
major themes important to this era, such as decolonization, are arranged throughout the work so
that the reader can easily follow the processes as they unfolded in chronological order.
The first chapter details Clement Attlee's tenure as prime minister. Explores Attlee's
transformative post-war government that established the modern British welfare state and
nationalized key industries, and discusses other major social reforms that fundamentally
reshaped British society. Chapter Two details the "thirteen lost years" of Conservative Party rule.
Explores Churchill's return to power, his efforts to maintain Britain's global influence and focus
on economic recovery, while analyzing Churchill's approach to early Cold War tensions and the
transition from wartime leadership to peacetime governance. The chapter continues with
Anthony Eden's brief prime ministership with a major focus on the Suez crisis, Harold
Macmillan's prime ministership with analysis based on his decolonization and economic policies,
and Alec Douglas-Home's brief prime ministership.
The third chapter tells about the rule of the Labor party with the exception of one
Conservative mandate. It details Harold Wilson's focus on modernization, technological progress
and social reform during his two consecutive terms, Conservative Prime Minister Edward
Heath's struggle with economic problems and industrial unrest, and James Callaghan's failure to
save the Labor Party from a complete loss of public confidence. Chapter 4 is devoted entirely to
Margaret Thatcher's premiership, with detailed explanations of her transformative and
controversial policies, including privatisation, deregulation, union de-powering and foreign
policy. Chapter five covers John Major's prime ministership, dealing with the challenges of the
recession, party divisions and issues such as the Maastricht Treaty.
The sixth chapter is entirely focused on the political and private life of Queen Elizabeth
II, highlighting her role in the modernization of the monarchy and the impact on British national
identity. The last, seventh chapter, describes in detail the diplomatic and economic relations between Britain and socialist Yugoslavia from the end of the Second World War to the breakup
of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s.
Keywords
poslijeratni konsenzus
socijalna država
Commonwealth
monarhija
neoliberalizam
Keywords (english)
post-war consensus
welfare state
Commonwealth
monarchy
neoliberalism
Language croatian URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:111:263169 Study programme Title: History (Single Major, Science Stream); specializations in: History (Single Major, Science Stream) Type of resource Text File origin Born digital Access conditions Open access Terms of use Created on 2024-07-15 09:43:07
