Research outputs
2025
Reflections on the 1926 Mining Lockout
Campbell, A. (2025). Reflections on the 1926 Mining Lockout. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations, 2025, 143-181.
2023
A Scholarly Life: Richard Croucher (1949-2022) Obituary
McIlroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2023). A Scholarly Life: Richard Croucher (1949-2022) Obituary. LABOUR HISTORY REVIEW, 88(2), 159-184. doi:10.3828/lhr.2023.7
'For peace and defence of the Soviet Union': the leadership of British Communism in the Popular Front era, 1935-1939
McIlroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2023). 'For peace and defence of the Soviet Union': the leadership of British Communism in the Popular Front era, 1935-1939. LABOR HISTORY, 64(1), 1-47. doi:10.1080/0023656X.2023.2190963
2008
The National Unemployed Workers' Movement and the Communist Party of Great Britain Revisited
Campbell, A., & McIlroy, J. (2008). The National Unemployed Workers' Movement and the Communist Party of Great Britain Revisited. Labour History Review, 73(1), 61-88. doi:10.1179/174581808x279118
2007
Communists in British Industry, 1945-91: Militant Lives
McIlroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2007). Communists in British Industry, 1945-91: Militant Lives. London: Routledge.
The High Tide of British Trade Unionism: Trade Unions and Industrial Politics
McIlroy, J., Fishman, N., & Campbell, A. (Eds.) (2007). The High Tide of British Trade Unionism: Trade Unions and Industrial Politics. London: Merlin Press.
The Post-War Compromise: British Trade Unions and Industrial Politics
Campbell, A., Fishman, N., & McIroy, J. (Eds.) (2007). The Post-War Compromise: British Trade Unions and Industrial Politics. London: Merlin Press.
2006
The General Strike and Mining Lockout of 1926: A Select Bibliography
McIlroy, J., Campbell, A., Laybourn, K., & Outram, Q. (2006). The General Strike and Mining Lockout of 1926: A Select Bibliography. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations, (21), 183-206. doi:10.3828/hsir.2006.21.8
2005
A peripheral vision: Communist historiography in Britain
Mcilroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2005). A peripheral vision: Communist historiography in Britain. American Communist History, 4(2), 125-157. doi:10.1080/14743890500389900
Some Problems of Communist History
Mcilroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2005). Some Problems of Communist History. American Communist History, 4(2), 199-214. doi:10.1080/14743890500389777
The British and French Representatives to the Communist International, 1920–1939: A Comparative Survey
McIlroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2005). The British and French Representatives to the Communist International, 1920–1939: A Comparative Survey. International Review of Social History, 50(2), 203-240. doi:10.1017/s0020859005001938
The Last Word on Communism
Campbell, A., & McIlroy, J. (2005). The Last Word on Communism. Labour History Review, 70(1), 97-101. doi:10.3828/lhr.70.1.97
'Coalfield leaders, trade unionism and Communist politics: exploring Arthur Horner and Abe Moffat
McIlroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2005). 'Coalfield leaders, trade unionism and Communist politics: exploring Arthur Horner and Abe Moffat. In S. Berger, A. Croll, N. LaPorte, & C. Wrigley (Eds.), Towards a Comparative History of Coalfield Societies (pp. 267-283). Aldershot: Ashgate.
British Students at the International Lenin School: The Vindication of a Critique
Campbell, A. (2005). British Students at the International Lenin School: The Vindication of a Critique. Twentieth Century British History, 16(4), 471-488. doi:10.1093/tcbh/hwi055
2004
‘The International Lenin School: a response to Cohen and Morgan’
Campbell, A., McIlroy, J., McLoughlin, B., & Halstead, J. (2004). ‘The International Lenin School: a response to Cohen and Morgan’. Twentieth Century British History, 15(1), 51-76.
'Moffat, Abraham (1896-1975), Scottish miners' leader and Communist
Campbell, A., & McIlroy, J. (2004). 'Moffat, Abraham (1896-1975), Scottish miners' leader and Communist. In K. Gildart, & D. Howell (Eds.), Dictionary of Labour Biography (Vol. 12, pp. 181-193). London: Palgrave.
1926 and all that
McIlroy, J., Campbell, A., & Gildart, K. (2004). 1926 and all that. In J. McIlroy, A. Campbell, & K. Gildart (Eds.), Industrial Politics and the 1926 Mining Lockout (pp. 1-12). Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
A Reply to Critics
Campbell, A., & McIlroy, J. (2004). A Reply to Critics. Labour History Review, 69(3), 373-380.
Fighting the legions of hell
McIlroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2004). Fighting the legions of hell. In J. McIlroy, A. Campbell, & K. Gildart (Eds.), Industrial Politics and the 1926 Mining Lockout (pp. 49-106). Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
Industrial Politics and the 1926 Mining Lockout: The Struggle for Dignity
McIlroy, J., Campbell, A., & Gildart, K. (Eds.) (2004). Industrial Politics and the 1926 Mining Lockout: The Struggle for Dignity. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. Retrieved from http://www.wales.ac.uk/press
Scotland
Campbell, A. (2004). Scotland. In J. McIlroy, A. Campbell, & K. Gildart (Eds.), Industrial Politics and the 1926 Mining Lockout (pp. 173-189). Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
2003
'Beyond Betteshanger: order 1305 in the Scottish coalfields during the Second World War, Part 1: politics, prosecutions and protest'; 'Beyond Betteshanger: order 1305 in the Scottish coalfields during the Second World War, Part 2: the Cardowan story'
McIlroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2003). 'Beyond Betteshanger: order 1305 in the Scottish coalfields during the Second World War, Part 1: politics, prosecutions and protest'; 'Beyond Betteshanger: order 1305 in the Scottish coalfields during the Second World War, Part 2: the Cardowan story'. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations, 16.
'Forging the faithful: the British at the International Lenin School'
McIlroy, J., McLaughlin, B., Campbell, A., & Halstead, J. (2003). 'Forging the faithful: the British at the International Lenin School'. Labour History Review, 68(1), 99-128.
'Histories of the British Communist Party: a user's guide'
McIlroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2003). 'Histories of the British Communist Party: a user's guide'. Labour History Review, 68(1), 33-60.
'Is CPGB history important? A reply to Harriet Jones'
Campbell, A., & McIlroy, J. (2003). 'Is CPGB history important? A reply to Harriet Jones'. Labour History Review, 68(3), 347-354.
, 'Beyond Betteshanger: Order 1305 in the Scottish coalfields during the Second World War, part 1: politics, prosecutions and protest'
McIlroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2003). , 'Beyond Betteshanger: Order 1305 in the Scottish coalfields during the Second World War, part 1: politics, prosecutions and protest'. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations, 15, 27-72.
Special Issue on International Communism
McIlroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2003). Special Issue on International Communism. Labour History Review, 68(1), 1-128.
2002
'"For a revolutionary workers' government": the Communist International, the Communist Party of Great Britain and Revisionist Interpretations of the Third Period, 1927-33',
McIlroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2002). '"For a revolutionary workers' government": the Communist International, the Communist Party of Great Britain and Revisionist Interpretations of the Third Period, 1927-33',. European History Quarterly, 32(4), 535-569.
'"Nina Ponomareva's hats": the new revisionism, the Communist International and the Communist Party of Great Britain, 1920-30'
McIlroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2002). '"Nina Ponomareva's hats": the new revisionism, the Communist International and the Communist Party of Great Britain, 1920-30'. Labour/LeTravail, 49, 147-187.
'The Scots at the Lenin School'
McIlroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2002). 'The Scots at the Lenin School'. Scottish Labour History, 37, 50-71.
2001
'Miner Heroes: Three Communist Trade Union Leaders'
Campbell, A., & McIlroy, J. (2001). 'Miner Heroes: Three Communist Trade Union Leaders'. In J. McIlroy, K. Morgan, & A. Campbell (Eds.), Party People, Communist Lives: Explorations in Biography (pp. 256). London: Lawrence and Wishart.
'The heresy of Arthur Horner'
McIlroy, J., & Campbell, A. (2001). 'The heresy of Arthur Horner'. Llafur, 8(2), 105-118.
Party People, Communist Lives: Explorations in Biography
McIlroy, J., Morgan, K., & Campbell, A. (Eds.) (2001). Party People, Communist Lives: Explorations in Biography. London: Lawrence and Wishart.
2000
'Reflections on the Communist Party's "third period": the case of Willie Allan'
Campbell, A., & McIlroy, J. (2000). 'Reflections on the Communist Party's "third period": the case of Willie Allan'. Scottish Labour History, 35, 35-54.
The Scottish Miners, 1874-1939, vol.1: Work, Industry and Community
Campbell, A. (2000). The Scottish Miners, 1874-1939, vol.1: Work, Industry and Community (Vol. 1). Aldershot: Ashgate.
The Scottish Miners, 1874-1939, vol.2: Trade Unions and Politics
Campbell, A. (2000). The Scottish Miners, 1874-1939, vol.2: Trade Unions and Politics (Vol. 2). Aldershot: Ashgate.
1999
British Trade Unions and Industrial Politics, vol. 1: The Post-War Compromise, 1945-64
Campbell, A., Fishman, N., & McIlroy, J. (Eds.) (1999). British Trade Unions and Industrial Politics, vol. 1: The Post-War Compromise, 1945-64 (Vol. 1). Aldershot: Ashgate.
British Trade Unions and Industrial Politics, vol. 2: The Hightide of Trade Unionism, 1964-79
McIlroy, J., Fishman, N., & Campbell, A. (Eds.) (1999). British Trade Unions and Industrial Politics, vol. 2: The Hightide of Trade Unionism, 1964-79 (Vol. 2). Aldershot: Ashgate.