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44 Presidential Stud. Q. 1 (2014)

handle is hein.journals/pstlssqty44 and id is 1 raw text is: SYMPOSIUM ON HISTORICAL RESEARCH Rethinking Presidential Studies through Historical Research Introduction BRUCE MIROFF State University of New York, Albany STEPHEN SKOWRONEK Yale University When George Edwards first proposed that we put together a special issue of Presidential Studies Quarterly to feature historical research, we were skeptical. We are of an age when the appearance of scholars raising the flag, rallying the troops, drawing lines, or claiming turf seems tiresome, and in this case, we thought the risk of backfire was especially high. For one thing, no group of scholars has exclusive claim to the study of presidential history. History is the common reservoir of material used by all, and since there is no escaping history in presidential studies, it is hard to cordon off a historical approach from any other. By the same token, there are large and significant differences of approach even among the scholars who do delve deeply into the past to gain traction on this subject. The two of us use history very differently, and it can hardly be said that we cover the range of tastes and perspectives. No tidy compilation will. Any selection is inevitably a partial representation, and likely for that reason to foment more dissension than solidarity among those who otherwise share a broad interest in considering the long duree and thinking about the patterns of change over time. Bruce Miroff is professor of political science and Collins Fellow at the State University of New York, Albany. He is the author of Pragmatic Illusions, Icons of Democracy, and The Liberals' Moment. His current book project is Presidents on Political Ground. Stephen Skowronek is the Pelatiah Perit Professor of Political and Social Science at Yale University. His books include Building a New American State, The Politics Presidents Make, The Search for American Political Development, and Presidential Leadership in Political Time. Presidential Studies Quarterly 44, no. 1 (March) 1 © 2014 Center for the Study of the Presidency

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