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Konzervativní strana v období post-thatcherismu: ústavní aspekty reformy místní správy v Anglii

Thesis title in Czech:	Konzervativní strana v období post-thatcherismu: ústavní aspekty reformy místní správy v Anglii
Thesis title in English:	The Conservative Party in the Post-Thatcherism Era: Constitutional Aspects of Local Government Reform in England
Key words:	Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska, Konzervativní strana, post-thatcherismus, konzervativní ideologie, nová pravice, britská místní správa, místní správa v Anglii, John Major, Michael Heseltine, John Gummer.
English key words:	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Conservative Party, Post-Thatcherism, Conservative ideologies, New Right, Local government in the United Kingdom, Local government in England, John Major, Michael Heseltine, John Gummer.
Academic year of topic announcement:	2022/2023
Thesis type:	Bachelor's thesis
Thesis language:	čeština
Department:	Department of European Studies (23-KZS)
Supervisor:	Mgr. Jan Váška, Ph.D.
Author:	hidden - assigned by the advisor
Date of registration:	07.06.2023
Date of assignment:	07.06.2023
Date and time of defence:	11.06.2024 08:30
Venue of defence:	Areál Jinonice, C321, 321, seminární místnost IMS
Date of electronic submission:	30.04.2024
Date of proceeded defence:	11.06.2024
Opponents:	prof. PhDr. Lenka Rovná, CSc.

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Preliminary scope of work

Tématem předkládané bakalářské práce je vztah mezi Konzervativní stranou a institucí místní správy v Anglii mezi lety 1990–1997. Práce vychází z předpokladu, že moment jmenování Johna Majora do funkce britského premiéra představoval ve zkoumaném vztahu kvalitativní zlom a že změny provedené ve financování, struktuře funkcích a pravomocích místní správy ve výsledku nabyly ústavního významu. Cílem práce je ověřit, zda tyto reformy byly součástí promyšlenější konzervativní strategie. Z metodologického hlediska je proto čtenáři předkládána interpretativní případová studie, jejímž výsledkem je porozumění zkoumanému tématu v jeho komplexitě a složitosti. Výzkum dochází k závěrům, že rozsáhlou transformaci místní správy realizovanou vládami Johna Majora v uvedeném období nelze chápat jako koherentní soubor opatření, a to i přes to, že se prostředí, ve kterém britská místní správa funguje, radikálně proměnilo. Práce analyzuje klíčové determinanty, které reformní proces ovlivnily, a dosahuje poznatku, že v tehdejší konzervativní politice jsou patrné rysy neoliberálního, tradicionalistického, pragmatického a korporativistického přístupu. Na rozdíl od jiných tematických publikací práce neanalyzuje dopady změn jako takových, ale zkoumá jejich dynamiku z perspektivy Konzervativní strany.

Preliminary scope of work in English

This paper examines the relationship between the Conservative Party and the institution of local government in England between 1990 and 1997. The thesis is based on the premise that the moment when John Major became Prime Minister marked a qualitative turning point in the relationship and that the changes implemented in funding, organization, functions and powers had taken on a constitutional significance. The aim is to verify whether these reforms were part of a more deliberate Conservative strategy. In terms of methodology, this paper is an interpretative case study that aims to understand the topic in its complexity. The research concludes that the transformation of local government that had been implemented by Major’s governments cannot be understood as a coherent set of measures, even though the environment in which the local government works had changed radically in the 1990s. The paper analyses the key determinants that influenced the reform process and reaches a finding that New Right, traditional, pragmatic and corporatist approaches are apparent in the then-Conservative policies. Unlike other thematic publications, this paper does not analyse the impact of these changes per se, but examines their dynamics from the perspective of the Conservative Party.