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Biography
Paul's research addresses three main areas
1) The history and current dynamics of the British extreme right
Paul’s work has explored a wide range of historical and contemporary areas of extreme right activism. His most recent book, Pride in Prejudice: Understanding Britain’s Extreme Right synthesises a wide range of his own scholarship and the wider field to offer a panoramic survey of all aspects of the British extreme right space, past and present.
Paul has also written a number of peer revered articles, book chapters, contributed to reports, and offered a range of consultancy work on issues related to the extreme right in Britain including issues such as lone actor terrorism and contemporary neo-Nazism.
His other books include, Colin Jordan and Britain’s neo-Nazi movement: Hitler’s Echo which mapped a wide range of extreme right cultures in Britain connected to a life-long organiser and campaigner.
Finally, Paul founded and co-edits the Bloomsbury book series A Modern history of Politics and Violence, and is part of the editorial team of the Brill journal Fascism: Journal of Comparative Fascist Studies.
2) The development of archival resources for studying fascism and antifascism
Paul has helped bring a major archival collection to the University of Northampton, created by Searchlight magazine, documenting Britain’s extreme right and antifascist cultures since the 1960s.
This collection has been used as part of Gale Cengage’s Political Extremism and Radicalism collection.
It is also a growing archive, and actively seeks new donations of material related to the wider history of fascism as well as antifascism and antiracism.
3) The study of antifascism and its place in wider cultures of antiracism
Paul is co-lead of the recently formed Centre for the Advancement of Racial Equality at the University of Northampton. This research centre draws together a wide range of activities at the university to promote research, learning and teaching, and knowledge exchange on issues of race, ethnicity, racial inequality, and positive change.
Finally, throughout Paul’s work is an effort to promote deeper understanding of how issues of racism and political extremism can be tackled through the promotion of liberal democratic multicultural values.
Alongside research publications and academic conference papers, he is interested in developing links with community projects working with a wide range of partners on new projects.
Media engagement
Paul has engaged with a wide range of media outlets, including BBC radio and television, national and international newspapers and political magazines.
He is available to comment of a wide range of issues related to contemporary far right contexts, as well as the history of the far right.
His Twitter handle is @pnjackson101.
Supervision
Anna Castriota; History
The Disintegration of the System: Far-Right Terrorism, Fascist Mysticism and Metapolitics.
Siobhan Hyland; History
Searchlight magazine's Anti-fascist campaign to uncover Second World War era war criminals living in Britain during the 1980s and 1990s.
Daniel Jones; History
British far right and anti-fascist media's construction of identity: Searchlight and Spearhead, 1964 - 1982.
Paul Stewart; History
Medmenham: Anglo-american photographic intelligence in the Second World War.
Research Interests
- The history and current dynamics of the British extreme right
- The development of archival resources for studying fascism and antifascism
- The study of antifascism and its place in wider cultures of antiracism
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SPACEX: Spatial Practices in Art and ArChitecture for Empathetic EXchange (SPACEX)
Hewitt, A., Jackson, P., Georges, H., Smith, J. & Farini, F.
1/03/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research › European
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ERRN: Extreme Right Research Network
Jackson, P., Moss, R., Jones, D. & Hyland, S.
3/02/23 → 31/07/23
Project: Internal Fund › Accelerator Impact Fund
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“America Coughs, And We Catch a Cold”: Mapping the Relationship between the American Far Right and British and European Activism
Jackson, P., 12 Sept 2023, Routledge Handbook of Far-Right Extremism in Europe. Kondor, K. & Littler, M. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, p. 277-287 11 p. (Routledge International Handbooks).Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
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Beyond the Paranoid Style—Fascism, Radical Right and the Myth of Conspiracy: Fifth Convention of the International Association for Comparative Fascist Studies (COMFAS)
Jackson, P., 16 Nov 2022, In: Fascism. 11, 2, p. 339-341Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article
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Pride in Prejudice: Understanding Britain's Extreme Right
Jackson, P., 22 Feb 2022, Manchester: Manchester University Press. 248 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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#hitlerwasright: National Action and National Socialism for the 21st Century
Jackson, P., 1 Jun 2021, In: La Revue Populism. 1, 1, p. 109-127Research output: Contribution to Journal › Reprint
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Campaigning for Justice: Anti-Fascist Campaigners, Nazi-Era Collaborator War Criminals and Britain's Failure to Prosecute
Hyland, S. & Jackson, P., 20 Jan 2021, The Palgrave Handbook of Britain and the Holocaust . Lawson, T. & Pierce, A. (eds.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmilan, p. 201-218 18 p.Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
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Debate: Decolonising Fascist Studies
Liburd, L. & Jackson, P., 26 Nov 2021, In: Fascism. 10, 2, p. 323-345Research output: Contribution to Journal › Comment/Debate
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Debate: Donald Trump and Fascism Studies
Jackson, P., 24 Jun 2021, In: Fascism. 10, 1, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article
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From Slime Mould to Rhizome Revisited: The Anglophone Neo-Nazi Cultic Milieu, Past and Present
Jackson, P., 12 Nov 2020, Beyond the Fascist Century: Essays in Honour of Roger Griffin. Iordachi, C. & Kallis, A. (eds.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmilan, p. 257 25 p.Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
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Activities
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Time and Emotion: Extreme Right Visions of the Past
Daniel Jones (Organiser), Rachel Moss (Organiser) & Paul Jackson (Organiser)
9 Dec 2022Activity: Organising a conference or workshop › Research
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University of Northampton
Lee Machado (Academic) & Paul Jackson (Academic)
10 Mar 2022Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Book Launch › Research
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Gale Cengage (External organisation)
Daniel Jones (Member) & Paul Jackson (Member)
Oct 2022 → …Activity: Membership of a Board, Committee, Council or Network › Membership of board › Enterprise
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Roundtable session: Finding Emotions in the History of the Far Right
Clive Henry (Speaker), Paul Jackson (Speaker), Mark Rothery (Speaker) & Siobhan Hyland (Speaker)
21 Jun 2022Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation
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Using Radical Collections
Daniel Jones (Organiser), Paul Jackson (Organiser), Rachel Moss (Organiser) & Siobhan Hyland (Organiser)
4 Dec 2020Activity: Organising a conference or workshop › Research
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Reflecting on Writing About the World Union of National Socialists using the Searchlight Archive
Paul Jackson (Author)
15 May 2019 → 17 May 2019Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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‘Fascism Beyond Nations’: The (British?) Extreme Right and Transnational Imagined Communities, Past and Present
Paul Jackson (Author)
4 Jul 2019Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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The Searchlight Archive – Cataloguing the Extreme
Daniel Jones (Speaker), Siobhan Hyland (Speaker) & Paul Jackson (Speaker)
16 May 2019Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Symposium › Research
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St. Vincent College Center for Catholic Thought and Culture holds annual Fides et Ratio Seminar
20/07/23
1 item of Media coverage
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St. Vincent College Center for Catholic Thought and Culture holds annual Fides et Ratio Seminar
20/07/23
1 item of Media coverage
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‘British Fascist’ Tells Court He Was ‘Horrified’ of Encouraging Political Violence
9/05/23
2 items of Media coverage
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Impacts
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Media Commentator on Far and Extreme Right Politics, Activism and Terrorism
Paul Jackson (Principal Investigator)
Impact: Cultural impacts, 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (UN SDG)