@RobertDPutnam

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

robertdputnam.com/
Joined September 2013
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Join me and my fellow panelists for this thought-provoking discussion! It is free and open to the public! francesperkinscenter.org/eve…
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How America Can Rebuild the Community Bonds It Needs to Face the Next Pandemic ti.me/3zNWS0I

How America Can Rebuild the Community Bonds It Needs to Face the Next Pandemic

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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hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese…

Warning of a democracy in peril, Harvard scholars join national call for federal action to protect...

Eleven Harvard politics scholars, including six from HKS, among 100 who signed statement declaring “our entire democracy is now at risk.”

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Check out my interview on the BBC's Thinking Allowed bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000ts…

Thinking Allowed - Community & Social Capital - BBC Sounds

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 ⤵️ xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1YqKDeAOl…
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🎉 Congrats to @RobertDPutnam with @shaylynromney— finalists for the Porchlight Business Book Awards 2020! 📚 Pub | @simonschuster View the full longlist here: bit.ly/3qsdO86 #CurrentEvents #BusinessBooks #BookAwards
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It was a really enjoyable chat with a gracious and generous host.
Jim Braude@jimbraude9 Dec 2020
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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Jean Case@jeancase3 Dec 2020
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!
Case Foundation
@CaseFoundation2 Dec 2020
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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@TIME5 Dec 2020
"America's past has shown the power of 'we.' Here's how we can revive it," write @RobertDPutnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett ti.me/33ExRWM
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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! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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World Affairs@world_affairs30 Nov 2020
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." bit.ly/39uBzGw
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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. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Jean Case@jeancase25 Nov 2020
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!
Case Foundation
@CaseFoundation25 Nov 2020
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. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Tisch College@TischCollege15 Nov 2020
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 tischcollege.tufts.edu/event…
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Andrew Leigh
@ALeighMP16 Nov 2020
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” themonthly.com.au/issue/2020… #auspol

Me versus we: ‘The Upswing’

Rebuilding a more egalitarian, altruistic and communitarian society without sacrificing individual liberties

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PBS News
@NewsHour12 Nov 2020
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. to.pbs.org/2IxVY20

How U.S. history could provide a path out of polarization

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?
Grant Feller@grantfeller12 Nov 2020
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 thetimes.co.uk/article/popul…
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Swift Press@_SwiftPress12 Nov 2020
Replying to @thetimes
@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”. thetimes.co.uk/article/popul…
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Guardian Books
@GuardianBooks12 Nov 2020
The Upswing review - can Biden heal America? theguardian.com/books/2020/n… via @guardianreview

The Upswing review - can Biden heal America?

America remains divided, but this study by Robert D. Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett points out that it has emerged before from an era of inequality and partisanship. Can it again?

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