Alvin Jackson

From the start of my research career I have focused on the study of modern Ireland from the 18th century through to the 21st century. I have written on political, social and cultural themes - and viewed Ireland using sustained and detailed comparative approaches (deploying Scots historical evidence in my Two Unions (2012) and wider continental European and global evidence in my United kingdoms (2023)). My work engages with scholarship across a range of disciplines, including not only modern history but also political science, philosophy and law. I have long been interested in the functioning of multinational union state such as the United Kingdom. My research began with a focus on Ireland's union with Britain and its operation (a focus and interest developed across several successful monographs). More recent work has examined the Irish union alongside the other constitutional unions of the United Kingdom, and has expanded to reflect more widely on the nature of the complex union state, its cultures and longevity.

Jackson, A. (2025) Ireland 1798-1998: war, peace and beyond (third edition). New Jersey: Wiley Blackwell. Jackson, A. (2023) United kingdoms: multinational union states in Europe and beyond, 1800-1925. Oxford: OUP. Jackson, A. (2023) ‘Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Britishness and the UK, 1800-1925’ in Ruth Hemstad et al (eds), Nordic Experiences in Pan-nationalisms: A Reappraisal and Comparison, 1840-1940. London: Routledge. Jackson, A. (2023) "Prison of the nations?" Union and nationality in the United Kingdom, 1870-1925. In: Dalle Mulle, E., Rodogna, D. and Bieling, M. (eds.) Sovereignty, Nationalism, and the Quest for Homogeneity in Interwar Europe. London: Bloomsbury Academic. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350263413.ch-3