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Robert D. Putnam

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January 01, 1941

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Robert David Putnam is a political scientist and professor of public policy at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is also visiting professor and director of the Manchester Graduate Summer Programme in Social Change, University of Manchester (UK). Putnam developed the influential two-level game theory that assumes international agreements will only be successfully brokered if they also result in domestic benefits. His most famous (and controversial) work, Bowling Alone, argues that the United States has undergone an unprecedented collapse in civic, social, associational, and political life (social capital) since the 1960s, with serious negative consequences.

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	Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 2,104 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us by Robert D. Putnam, David E. Campbell 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 1992 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Better Together: Restoring the American Community by Robert D. Putnam, Lewis Feldstein, Donald J. Cohen (With) 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Democracies in Flux: The Evolution of Social Capital in Contemporary Society 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Comparative Study of Political Elites 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1976	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beliefs of Politicians 2.0 of 5 stars 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1973	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hanging Together: Cooperation and Conflict in the Seven-Power Summits by Robert D. Putnam, Nicholas Bayne 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1987	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Capitale Sociale E Individualismo: Crisi E Rinascita Della Cultura Civica In America 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hanging Together: Cooperation and Conflict in the the Seven-Power Summits, Revised and Enlarged Edition by Robert D. Putnam, Nicholas Bayne 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1985 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Social capital may turn out to be a prerequisite for, rather than a consequence of, effective computer-mediated communication.”
― Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

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“Financial capital - the wherewithal for mass marketing - has steadily replaced social capital - that is, grassroots citizen networks - as the coin of the realm.”
― Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

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“We all know that the way to get something done is to give it to a busy person.”
― Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

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