David B. MacDonald

David Bruce MacDonald is an Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. From 2002 to 2008, he worked as a senior lecturer at the Political Studies Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. From 1999-2002 he was Assistant Visiting Professor in the Social Sciences at the ECSP Europe (Paris).

He was deputy editor/book reviews editor of Millennium: Journal of International Studies. He holds a PhD in International relations from the LSE which he attended as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. He earned his BA from Carleton University, and his MA in Political Science from the University of Ottawa.

His second book, Identity Politics in the Age of Genocide examined how Holocaust "Americanization" impacted other ethnic and social groups. The book featured theoretical chapters about the use/misuse of the term (Holocaust) by ethnic and social groups, and dissected claims of Holocaust uniqueness (with analysis of fourteen arguments).

Thinking History, Fighting Evil applies his theoretical work to the study of American domestic and foreign policy. The presents the most thorough exploration to date of how World War II analogies, particularly those focused on the Holocaust, have colored American foreign policy-making after 9/11.

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