American Studies Program
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Stephen Skowronek

Stephen Skowronek is Pelatiah Perit Professor of Political and Science. He is the author of Building a New American State: The Expansion of National Administrative Capacities, 1877–1920 (1982), and The Politics Presidents Make: Leadership from John Adams to Bill Clinton (1993) and managing editor of Studies in American Political Development. His graduate courses include seminars on American politics, American political development, and presidential leadership.