Articles by Jon Tonge

December 10, 2020

Is Brexit bringing us closer to a United Ireland?

Jon Tonge

It’s popular to speak of Brexit bringing a United Ireland nearer, but the mixed nature of polling evidence, the divisions between nationalists and unionists and the limited mechanisms that can actually produce a referendum suggest that Irish unity may remain distant, writes Jonathan Tonge

Jon Tonge

Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool

Jon was Principal Investigator of the last four ESRC Northern Ireland general election surveys.

Recent co-authored/edited books, all with Oxford University Press, include

The Democratic Unionist Party: From Protest to Power

The Ulster Unionist Party: Country before Party

Britain Votes: The 2019 General Election

Jon's research interests include elections, parties and peace processes.

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