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Robert D. Putnam

Robert David Putnam (born January 9, 1941) is an American political scientist specializing in comparative politics. He is the Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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Awards
Commander of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity (2004) · Skytte Prize (2006) · National Humanities Medal (2012)
Education
Swarthmore College (BA) · Balliol College, Oxford · Yale University (MA, PhD)
Born
Robert David Putnam (1941-01-09) January 9, 1941 (age 85) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Discipline
Political sociology
Doctoral students
David E. Campbell · David Rayside
Institutions
University of Michigan · Harvard University

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related to Chapters and articles · 26
Robert D. Putnam → Communism, Community, Diplomacy, Diversity, Domestic Politics, France Donald Blackmer, International Organization, ISSN, Italy, Johan Skytte Prize, Johan Skytte Prize Lecture, June, Pluribus Unum, Political Science, Princeton, Princeton University Press, Putnam, Robert, Scandinavian Political Studies, Sidney Tarrow
Awards · 3
Robert D. Putnam → Commander of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity (2004), National Humanities Medal (2012), Skytte Prize (2006)
Education · 3
Robert D. Putnam → Balliol College, Oxford, Swarthmore College (BA), Yale University (MA, PhD)
Doctoral students · 2
Robert D. Putnam → David E. Campbell, David Rayside
Institutions · 2
Robert D. Putnam → Harvard University, University of Michigan
Notable works · 2
Robert D. Putnam → Bowling Alone (2000), Making Democracy Work (1993)
Born · 1
Robert D. Putnam → Robert David Putnam (1941-01-09) January 9, 1941 (age 85) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Discipline · 1
Robert D. Putnam → Political sociology
Main interests · 1
Robert D. Putnam → Social capital
Notable ideas · 1
Robert D. Putnam → Two-level game theory

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Robert D. PutnamNotable worksBowling Alone (2000)1.00infobox
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Robert D. PutnamThesisPoliticians and Politics (1970)1.00infobox

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