About
“The issue isn’t whether you and I are ‘pro-American’ or ‘anti-American’. The issue is how we negotiate the meaning of ‘America’ in our everyday lives.”
Enduring America is dedicated to engaging with the notion of “America”, even as we advocate that the United States engages with the rest of the world. We do not seek to be “pro-American” or “anti-American”. Instead, we look for alternatives to a foreign policy based on conflict rather than co-operation, force rather than law, and caricature rather than understanding.
Creators
Scott Lucas is Professor of American Studies at the University of Birmingham, where he has worked since 1989. A specialist in US and British foreign policy, he has written and edited seven books, more than 30 major articles, and a radio documentary and co-directed the 2007 film Laban!.
Formerly a journalist in the United States, Scott has written for newspapers including The Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman. He appears regularly on British, American, and international radio and television as a specialist on current affairs, politics, and history. His blog began life as Watching America at Libertas: The Centre For US Foreign Policy.
A native of Alabama in the United States, Scott is assisted by his wife and two children, one of whom has his own political blog, and is plagued by his loyalty to Leeds United Football Club. He is also a proud member of Red Sox Nation.
Mike Dunn is a PhD student in US foreign policy and the ‘war on terror’ at the University of Birmingham and is the Technical Director of Enduring America.
Contributors
Steve Hewitt (aka Canuckistan) did his graduate work at the University of Saskatchewan and taught there and at the University of Indianapolis. He was also a Visiting Scholar at Purdue University in Indiana from 2000 to 2002. He has written two books on the history of Canadian policing and security, co-written another on Canada and the Cold War, and is the author of several articles and chapters in books. He has also appeared on BBC Radio and Television, CBC Television and Radio and published several opinion pieces in the media, including in the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail.
Ali Kemal Yenidunya is a PhD student in Israeli-US relations at the University of Birmingham.
Josh Mull aka “Ultimate Josh” is an underground citizen journalist best known for his work with TheUptake.org covering the 2008 Presidential Elections, including live video coverage of police crackdowns on peace marches at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. He was also one of the many citizen journalists pioneering the use of microblogs during political debates, natural disasters, and terrorist attacks, including the recent violence in Mumbai and the Gaza Strip. Josh is currently a Contributing Editor for Small World News’ Alive in Baghdad and Co-Creator of Alive in Gaza. Follow him on Twitter or Read or Alive.
Enduring America logo design by Ryan O’Kane.
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