David B. MacDonald
Professor
College of Social & Applied Human Sciences
Department of Political Science
Guelph, Ontario
dmacdo03@uoguelph.ca
Office:
(519) 824-4120 ext. 58049
Expert In
American foreign policy
Anglo-American Diplomacy
Anglo-American world
Anglosphere
Asia-Pacific politics
Connections between English-speaking countries
Ethnic politics
Indian Residential Schools in Canada
Indigenous politics in Australia
Indigenous politics in Canada
Indigenous politics in New Zealand
Indigenous politics in United States
International relations
Nationalism
New Zealand foreign policy
US politics
Bio/Research
Dr. MacDonald's research is focused on international relations and American foreign policy. He has a long-standing interest in comparative Indigenous politics in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the US. His recent work is focused on the anglosphere and the relationships between the aforementio...
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Bio/Research
Dr. MacDonald's research is focused on international relations and American foreign policy. He has a long-standing interest in comparative Indigenous politics in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the US. His recent work is focused on the anglosphere and the relationships between the aforementioned states. He is currently engaged in collaborative research with Peter Katzenstein, Brendon O’Connor, and several other academics on the connections between English-speaking countries in the Anglo-American world, primarily from a constructivist analysis.
MacDonald's other primary focus is on Indigenous politics in Canada, in particular an analysis of the Indian Residential Schools. He is interested in whether the UN Genocide Convention applies in Canada, and the ultimate future of efforts at truth and reconciliation in this country between those of Aboriginal, European, and more multicultural backgrounds.
Macdonald has written three books. The first was on the former Yugoslavia, which is no longer an active focus of his research. His second book, "Identity Politics in the Age of Genocide" (2008) is a work of comparative politics. It features case studies of Indigenous historical representation in America, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as case studies of Diaspora Chinese, Armenians, and Serbs. His third book "Thinking History Fighting Evil" (Lexington / Rowman & Littlefield, 2009) is on American domestic and foreign policy. He is currently co-authoring a political science textbook with Oxford University Press, and is co-editing a collection of essays on European identity with Wilfred Laurier Press.
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MacDonald's other primary focus is on Indigenous politics in Canada, in particular an analysis of the Indian Residential Schools. He is interested in whether the UN Genocide Convention applies in Canada, and the ultimate future of efforts at truth and reconciliation in this country between those of Aboriginal, European, and more multicultural backgrounds.
Macdonald has written three books. The first was on the former Yugoslavia, which is no longer an active focus of his research. His second book, "Identity Politics in the Age of Genocide" (2008) is a work of comparative politics. It features case studies of Indigenous historical representation in America, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as case studies of Diaspora Chinese, Armenians, and Serbs. His third book "Thinking History Fighting Evil" (Lexington / Rowman & Littlefield, 2009) is on American domestic and foreign policy. He is currently co-authoring a political science textbook with Oxford University Press, and is co-editing a collection of essays on European identity with Wilfred Laurier Press.
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