The Decline of Civic Culture in America
Robert Putnam
Saturday, 14 Nov 1998 at 1:30 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Robert Putnam is the Dillion Professor of International Affairs and director of the Center for International Affairs at Harvard. He was dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government and his books include Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy and Double-Edged Diplomacy: International Bargaining and Domestic Politics. Part of the World Affairs Series: Why Should America Care?
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