The Saguaro Seminar with Robert D. Putnam

The Saguaro Seminar with Robert D. Putnam The Saguaro Seminar is Robert Putnam's initiative to research inequality, opportunity, and the American Dream at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

The Saguaro is a cactus that grows in the Sonoran desert in the Southwestern United States. There are rich parallels between the Saguaro and social capital (or civic engagement). Saguaros were for some time undervalued by modern American society and often razed. Saguaros are bellwether indicators of the health of the ecosystem. Saguaros have an invisible root system that is multiples of the visibl

e height of the cacti. And like most social capital, saguaros grow slowly (husbanding what nourishment the ecosystem provides) and are tough, long-term survivors.

06/09/2021

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

05/07/2019

Clinicians and public health experts are calling attention to the health risks and financial implications of widespread loneliness.

04/16/2019

Our Kids: Narrowing the Opportunity Gap, a 4-part documentary series, directed by the Media Policy Center and hosted by Robert Putnam, is now airing on PBS stations, nationwide. For more info and local broadcasting times, go to the website, https://www.ourkidsseries.org.

ICE Raid in my hometown illustrates the humanitarian crisis stemming from Trump policies. Local Catholic churches promin...
06/11/2018

ICE Raid in my hometown illustrates the humanitarian crisis stemming from Trump policies. Local Catholic churches prominent in response, but how about evangelicals? This is not about politics, but bereft kids

My son’s latest book is getting more enthusiastic reviews than my own. What a source of pride!"Great historical fiction ...
08/15/2017

My son’s latest book is getting more enthusiastic reviews than my own. What a source of pride!

"Great historical fiction mystery...Perfect for summer!"
Book Review: Perish From the Earth by Jonathan F. Putnam

This is definitely a great historical fiction mystery—not too heavy and not too light. Perfect for summer!

07/03/2017

"the modifications 'upper' or 'lower' to the general 'middle-class' category have become more important" Richard Reeves

06/30/2017

A closer look at the impact of sports on society from

http://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/849

Our Sports Clubs: The Sport-for-All Dream in Crisis? Book Review of Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. By Robert Putnam. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015, 400 pp.; ISBN: 1476769893.

Address

Cambridge, MA
02138

Telephone

+16174951148

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Saguaro Seminar with Robert D. Putnam posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share