Jon Tonge
Biographic Data
| ID | 4097820 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jon Tonge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jon |
| FAMILY NAME | Tonge |
| SIGNATURE | TONGE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Liverpool |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 93 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Why Northern Ireland’s Institutions Need Reform
In a previous volume of this journal, scholars of consociational power-sharing counselled against reform of Northern Ireland’s power-sharing institutions. Since then, repeated episodes of collapse and dysfunction have necessitated reconsideration of the case for institutional reform. This article argues that a sensible case now exists for reforms to enhance the stability and functionality of Northern Ireland’s consociation. Situating its analysis…
Beyond unionism and nationalism: Do the ‘neithers’ want a border poll and a United Ireland
This article draws upon new data from a recent Economic and Social Research Council funded project, Beyond Unionism and Nationalism, 1 to examine whether electors in Northern Ireland identifying as neither nationalist/republican nor unionist/loyalist, the ‘neithers’, desire a referendum on Northern Ireland’s constitutional status (often labelled a border poll) on whether it should remain part of the UK or form part of a United Ireland and which o…
Voting into a Void? The 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly Election
The election to the Northern Ireland Assembly in May 2022 witnessed significant changes to the region's political balance. For the first time, a nationalist party became the largest, with Sinn Féin's new leading position allowing the party to provide the First Minister. The main party of unionism, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was relegated to second place. This runner‐up position entitled the party to nominate the Deputy First Minister. Ho…
General Election 2019: Northern Ireland
A Campaign without End: Dissident’ Republican Violence in Northern Ireland
The greatest threat to stability in Northern Ireland comes from dissident republicans opposed to the peace process. But are these rejectionists a dying gasp or another phase of a centuries-old struggle against British rule in Ireland? Jon Tonge investigates
Does Citizenship Education Make Young People Better-Engaged Citizens
Citizenship education has been a compulsory feature of the curriculum in secondary schools in England since 2002. However, its future may be uncertain amid inter-party disputes over the utility of such teaching. Moreover, there are substantial concerns over the breadth, aims and reach of the Citizenship curriculum. There is a lack of clarity over whether good citizenship can be taught and dispute over whether it can or should go beyond bolstering…
Legion of the Rearguard: Dissident Irish Republicanism
Legion of the Rearguard: Dissident Irish Republicanism Martyn Frampton Irish Academic Press, 2010, (pb) 338pp., ISBN 9780716530565, £18.00 Legion of the Rearguard (vanguard?) is an admirable, much
New Order: Political Change and the Protestant Orange Tradition in Northern Ireland
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement (GFA) led to a major realignment in unionist politics in Northern Ireland. The Ulster Unionist party (UUP), hitherto the dominant force within the Protestant British tradition, was usurped in electoral popularity by the Democratic Unionist party (DUP). In its post-GFA rise, the DUP garnered majority support from members of the Orange Order, the largest organisation in Protestant civil society. Drawing upon a recent …
Abandoning historical conflict: Former political prisoners and reconciliation in Northern Ireland
Drawing on over 150 interviews with former IRA, INLA, UVF and UFF prisoners, this is a major analysis of why Northern Ireland has seen a transition from war to peace. Most accounts of the peace process are 'top-down', relying upon the views of political elites. This book is 'bottom-up', analysing the voices of those who actually 'fought the war'. What made them fight, why did they stop and what are the lessons for other conflict zones? Based on a…
Revitalising Politics: Engaging Young People
Prompted by sharply falling voting turnouts, there has been much talk in recent years of a crisis of political engagement amongst young people. The Labour Government in the UK was sufficiently concerned to establish a Youth Citizenship Commission in 2008, to explore how to better connect young people to politics and to lead a consultation on whether the voting age should be lowered. In this article, the Chair of that Commission examines the exten…
Challenges for National Political Science Associations: The Political Studies Association of the UK
National political science associations in Europe face several important challenges. The growth of politics as a discipline means that they have become expanding organisations, attempting to cope with ever-larger memberships and remits. This article examines the particular challenges confronting the Political Studies Association of the UK, as it attempts to represent its members' interests. The particular challenges for the Association identified…
Conflict resolution in asymmetric and symmetric situations: Northern Ireland as a case study
Conflicts between or within states can be characterized as symmetric or asymmetric by a number of objective criteria. Subjectively, however, there is often room for considerable ambiguity about the relative power of belligerents, with different perceptions associated with different political dynamics and outcomes. Here we suggest that creative use of this ambiguity can support a consensus that acknowledges that the belligerents have symmetric int…
The Anti-Poll Tax Movement: A Pressure Movement
The anti-poll tax campaign has been the subject of scant empirical or theoretical analysis. One explanation lies in the difficulty of locating the campaign within existing theories of pressure groups or social movements. This article argues for the creation of a distinct model of protest, based upon the concept of a pressure movement, to explain a campaign that was single-issue, decentralised, non-hierarchical and variable according to location. …
Does Citizenship Education Make Young People Better-Engaged Citizens
Citizenship education has been a compulsory feature of the curriculum in secondary schools in England since 2002. However, its future may be uncertain amid inter-party disputes over the utility of such teaching. Moreover, there are substantial concerns over the breadth, aims and reach of the Citizenship curriculum. There is a lack of clarity over whether good citizenship can be taught and dispute over whether it can or should go beyond bolstering…
Legion of the Rearguard: Dissident Irish Republicanism
Legion of the Rearguard: Dissident Irish Republicanism Martyn Frampton Irish Academic Press, 2010, (pb) 338pp., ISBN 9780716530565, £18.00 Legion of the Rearguard (vanguard?) is an admirable, much
Abandoning historical conflict: Former political prisoners and reconciliation in Northern Ireland
Drawing on over 150 interviews with former IRA, INLA, UVF and UFF prisoners, this is a major analysis of why Northern Ireland has seen a transition from war to peace. Most accounts of the peace process are 'top-down', relying upon the views of political elites. This book is 'bottom-up', analysing the voices of those who actually 'fought the war'. What made them fight, why did they stop and what are the lessons for other conflict zones? Based on a…
A Campaign without End: Dissident’ Republican Violence in Northern Ireland
The greatest threat to stability in Northern Ireland comes from dissident republicans opposed to the peace process. But are these rejectionists a dying gasp or another phase of a centuries-old struggle against British rule in Ireland? Jon Tonge investigates
Revitalising Politics: Engaging Young People
Prompted by sharply falling voting turnouts, there has been much talk in recent years of a crisis of political engagement amongst young people. The Labour Government in the UK was sufficiently concerned to establish a Youth Citizenship Commission in 2008, to explore how to better connect young people to politics and to lead a consultation on whether the voting age should be lowered. In this article, the Chair of that Commission examines the exten…
Conflict resolution in asymmetric and symmetric situations: Northern Ireland as a case study
Conflicts between or within states can be characterized as symmetric or asymmetric by a number of objective criteria. Subjectively, however, there is often room for considerable ambiguity about the relative power of belligerents, with different perceptions associated with different political dynamics and outcomes. Here we suggest that creative use of this ambiguity can support a consensus that acknowledges that the belligerents have symmetric int…
Voting into a Void? The 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly Election
The election to the Northern Ireland Assembly in May 2022 witnessed significant changes to the region's political balance. For the first time, a nationalist party became the largest, with Sinn Féin's new leading position allowing the party to provide the First Minister. The main party of unionism, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was relegated to second place. This runner‐up position entitled the party to nominate the Deputy First Minister. Ho…
The Anti-Poll Tax Movement: A Pressure Movement
The anti-poll tax campaign has been the subject of scant empirical or theoretical analysis. One explanation lies in the difficulty of locating the campaign within existing theories of pressure groups or social movements. This article argues for the creation of a distinct model of protest, based upon the concept of a pressure movement, to explain a campaign that was single-issue, decentralised, non-hierarchical and variable according to location. …
General Election 2019: Northern Ireland
New Order: Political Change and the Protestant Orange Tradition in Northern Ireland
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement (GFA) led to a major realignment in unionist politics in Northern Ireland. The Ulster Unionist party (UUP), hitherto the dominant force within the Protestant British tradition, was usurped in electoral popularity by the Democratic Unionist party (DUP). In its post-GFA rise, the DUP garnered majority support from members of the Orange Order, the largest organisation in Protestant civil society. Drawing upon a recent …
Challenges for National Political Science Associations: The Political Studies Association of the UK
National political science associations in Europe face several important challenges. The growth of politics as a discipline means that they have become expanding organisations, attempting to cope with ever-larger memberships and remits. This article examines the particular challenges confronting the Political Studies Association of the UK, as it attempts to represent its members' interests. The particular challenges for the Association identified…
The Anti-Poll Tax Movement: A Pressure Movement
The anti-poll tax campaign has been the subject of scant empirical or theoretical analysis. One explanation lies in the difficulty of locating the campaign within existing theories of pressure groups or social movements. This article argues for the creation of a distinct model of protest, based upon the concept of a pressure movement, to explain a campaign that was single-issue, decentralised, non-hierarchical and variable according to location. …
Challenges for National Political Science Associations: The Political Studies Association of the UK
National political science associations in Europe face several important challenges. The growth of politics as a discipline means that they have become expanding organisations, attempting to cope with ever-larger memberships and remits. This article examines the particular challenges confronting the Political Studies Association of the UK, as it attempts to represent its members' interests. The particular challenges for the Association identified…
Conflict resolution in asymmetric and symmetric situations: Northern Ireland as a case study
Conflicts between or within states can be characterized as symmetric or asymmetric by a number of objective criteria. Subjectively, however, there is often room for considerable ambiguity about the relative power of belligerents, with different perceptions associated with different political dynamics and outcomes. Here we suggest that creative use of this ambiguity can support a consensus that acknowledges that the belligerents have symmetric int…
Revitalising Politics: Engaging Young People
Prompted by sharply falling voting turnouts, there has been much talk in recent years of a crisis of political engagement amongst young people. The Labour Government in the UK was sufficiently concerned to establish a Youth Citizenship Commission in 2008, to explore how to better connect young people to politics and to lead a consultation on whether the voting age should be lowered. In this article, the Chair of that Commission examines the exten…
New Order: Political Change and the Protestant Orange Tradition in Northern Ireland
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement (GFA) led to a major realignment in unionist politics in Northern Ireland. The Ulster Unionist party (UUP), hitherto the dominant force within the Protestant British tradition, was usurped in electoral popularity by the Democratic Unionist party (DUP). In its post-GFA rise, the DUP garnered majority support from members of the Orange Order, the largest organisation in Protestant civil society. Drawing upon a recent …
Abandoning historical conflict: Former political prisoners and reconciliation in Northern Ireland
Drawing on over 150 interviews with former IRA, INLA, UVF and UFF prisoners, this is a major analysis of why Northern Ireland has seen a transition from war to peace. Most accounts of the peace process are 'top-down', relying upon the views of political elites. This book is 'bottom-up', analysing the voices of those who actually 'fought the war'. What made them fight, why did they stop and what are the lessons for other conflict zones? Based on a…
Legion of the Rearguard: Dissident Irish Republicanism
Legion of the Rearguard: Dissident Irish Republicanism Martyn Frampton Irish Academic Press, 2010, (pb) 338pp., ISBN 9780716530565, £18.00 Legion of the Rearguard (vanguard?) is an admirable, much
Does Citizenship Education Make Young People Better-Engaged Citizens
Citizenship education has been a compulsory feature of the curriculum in secondary schools in England since 2002. However, its future may be uncertain amid inter-party disputes over the utility of such teaching. Moreover, there are substantial concerns over the breadth, aims and reach of the Citizenship curriculum. There is a lack of clarity over whether good citizenship can be taught and dispute over whether it can or should go beyond bolstering…
A Campaign without End: Dissident’ Republican Violence in Northern Ireland
The greatest threat to stability in Northern Ireland comes from dissident republicans opposed to the peace process. But are these rejectionists a dying gasp or another phase of a centuries-old struggle against British rule in Ireland? Jon Tonge investigates
General Election 2019: Northern Ireland
Voting into a Void? The 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly Election
The election to the Northern Ireland Assembly in May 2022 witnessed significant changes to the region's political balance. For the first time, a nationalist party became the largest, with Sinn Féin's new leading position allowing the party to provide the First Minister. The main party of unionism, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was relegated to second place. This runner‐up position entitled the party to nominate the Deputy First Minister. Ho…
Beyond unionism and nationalism: Do the ‘neithers’ want a border poll and a United Ireland
This article draws upon new data from a recent Economic and Social Research Council funded project, Beyond Unionism and Nationalism, 1 to examine whether electors in Northern Ireland identifying as neither nationalist/republican nor unionist/loyalist, the ‘neithers’, desire a referendum on Northern Ireland’s constitutional status (often labelled a border poll) on whether it should remain part of the UK or form part of a United Ireland and which o…
Why Northern Ireland’s Institutions Need Reform
In a previous volume of this journal, scholars of consociational power-sharing counselled against reform of Northern Ireland’s power-sharing institutions. Since then, repeated episodes of collapse and dysfunction have necessitated reconsideration of the case for institutional reform. This article argues that a sensible case now exists for reforms to enhance the stability and functionality of Northern Ireland’s consociation. Situating its analysis…
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