Vliv Alžběty II. na zahraniční politiku Spojeného království

Many experts have addressed the role of the individual in international relations. The development of globalization and the internet has enabled a wide range of individuals to influence policy at the international level. Most studies, however, have mainly focused on politicians, celebrities, athletes, or activists. Nevertheless, many other significant figures also deserve attention. This paper focuses on one of them. It aims to analyse the powers and influence of Elizabeth II in the foreign (EU) policy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. As she was a monarch who ruled a constitutional monarchy, her powers were heavily constrained by the constitution. This thesis is written in the form of an exploratory case study and aims to uncover entirely new facts and to use them to analyse the influence of the most important symbol of the monarchy over the last two centuries - the Queen herself. The first part of this study deals with the theory of liberalism and the concept of the individual as an actor in international relations. The second part of this thesis is the empirical part, which analyses the influence of Elizabeth II on the basis of two specific cases. The first case is the developments in the Commonwealth of Nations (Commonwealth) and the second is the political crisis in 2019 concerning the UK's exit from the European Union - Brexit. Elizabeth II represented a symbol embodied in a living person, and therein lay her greatest strength. Thanks to her popularity, she was able to influence events on the international stage.