#  Robert Putnam in Conversation 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **March 12, 2025** 

 06:00PM - 07:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **JFK Jr. Forum**  

Harvard Kennedy School

 

 

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The recent documentary "Join or Die" examines Robert Putnam's influential book "Bowling Alone," and the implications of declining social activity and civic involvement. Putnam will discuss the documentary, the decline in community connections across the country, and what it means for our democracy today.

Featuring:

- **Robert Putnam**   
    Author of "Bowling Alone"   
    Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy, Emeritus   
    Kennedy School of Government
- **David Ellwood** (Moderator)   
    Isabelle and Scott Black Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus   
    Former Dean of the Kennedy School of Government
- **Deirdre Bloome** (Introductory remarks)   
    Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy, HKS, and Professor of Sociology, FAS   
    Director, Stone Program in Wealth Distribution, Inequality, and Social Policy

***Please*** [***register***](https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/iop-forum-register?c=701Pp00000yqREZIA2) ***with a valid Harvard email address to attend in-person.** All JFK Jr. Forums are publicly* [*livestreamed*](https://ken.sc/IOP-streams) *on the IOP YouTube channel.*



 

 



 

 

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