Robert D. Putnam
@RobertDPutnam
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The Malkin Research Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University. The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
Joined September 2013
Join me and my fellow panelists for this thought-provoking discussion! It is free and open to the public! https://t.co/ii5cxyYAaZ
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How America Can Rebuild the Community Bonds It Needs to Face the Next Pandemic
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COVID-19 has revealed that we need Americans to better balance our personal rights and privileges with our obligations to the common good.
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Check out my interview on the BBC's Thinking Allowed
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Community & social capital. How connected to each other are we compared to previous eras?
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"I think that pivot has begun... Young people, who have only known the downswing, took it upon themselves to do something better. To change the direction. To pivot." —@CapehartJ in the JFK Jr. Forum on his hope in the next generation leading us forward ⤵️ https://t.co/tDB5DFJzLz
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🎉 Congrats to @RobertDPutnam with @shaylynromney— finalists for the Porchlight Business Book Awards 2020! 📚 Pub | @simonschuster View the full longlist here: https://t.co/N7sLDqB7em
#CurrentEvents #BusinessBooks #BookAwards
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It was a really enjoyable chat with a gracious and generous host.
On the 20th anniversary of his seminal “Bowling Alone,"... @RobertDPutnam is back — along with co-author @shaylynromney — with their new book, “The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again"... both join me @GreaterBoston
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Big thanks to @RobertDPutnam and @shaylynromney for sharing expertise, insights and a little bit of fun in today’s book talk. Their book is a must-read/listen: The Upswing: How America Came Together A Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again. Thanks to all who joined us!
Followers tuned in from Utah to Scotland today to join @jeancase, @RobertDPutnam and @shaylynromney in discussing how America came together a century ago and how we can do it again. Thanks for all your excellent questions!
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"America's past has shown the power of 'we.' Here's how we can revive it," write @RobertDPutnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett
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Join us on December 4th for a How to Fix Democracy live session with @RobertDPutnam & @shaylynromney to discuss how to bring America together. #TheUpswing @ajkeen @HumanityAction register here: https://t.co/slQy5yX4EX
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Looking forward to joining authors @RobertDPutnam and @shaylynromney this Wed at 3pm ET to discuss their new book, The Upswing. Register to join us!
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Today, America feels more divided than ever, but @RobertDPutnam and @shaylynromney say that we've been here before. Join us on Thursday for a conversation about their new book "Upswing." https://t.co/TeofK8mjXh
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Mark your calendar! Join us on Dec 2 at 3pm ET for a virtual conversation between @JeanCase and authors @RobertDPutnam and @shaylynromney on their new book, The Upswing.
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The renowned author of Bowling Alone and Our Kids, @RobertDPutnam has joined with @shaylynromney to co-author a new book, Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again. Join me for a very timely conversation with the authors on December 2!
Mark your calendar! Join us on Dec 2 at 3pm ET for a virtual conversation between @JeanCase and authors @RobertDPutnam and @shaylynromney on their new book, The Upswing.
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Don't Miss: 2 fabulous events this week- 11/18- @RobertDPutnam + @shaylynromney talk #newbook The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again. 11/20- DSS with Tony nominee, 6 time Emmy winner, and Jumbo, @HankAzaria
https://t.co/J2aCBx0XLI
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If you only read one free article in @TheMonthly this month, make it my review of @RobertDPutnam & @ShaylynRomney’s “The Upswing”, which finds that the US has moved from individualism to collectivism, and back again. From “me” to “we” to “me” https://t.co/63mgqvQiND
#auspol
themonthly.com.au
Rebuilding a more egalitarian, altruistic and communitarian society without sacrificing individual liberties
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Robert Putnam, author of the seminal work on social capital and isolation “Bowling Alone,” believes looking back to American history can help pave a new path to unity and equality.
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The U.S. feels more deeply divided than it has in decades. According to social scientist Robert Putnam, the data backs up that assessment. Putnam, author of the seminal work on social capital and...
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were you expecting a hatchet job?
Not the hatchet job I expected. Instead, Max Hastings is hopeful that with fewer political narcissists at the top and more use of an empathetic ‘we’, we can get out of this mess. Inspired by The Upswing @shaylynromney @RobertDPutnam https://t.co/yHzQloZDwO
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@thetimes 'The Upswing, @RobertDPutnam and @shaylynromney, is attracting attention across the Atlantic. This argues that the ugliest political phenomena afflicting the US derive from rising economic inequality and brutal selfishness by the “haves”. https://t.co/5fg0VEbV0f
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There is no more surprise about Donald Trump’s refusal to concede defeat than about a mule’s inability to turn itself into a unicorn. We should reserve spleen f
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