Robert D. Putnam - The I-we-I curve

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Rajk College for Advanced Studies

The Rajk College for Advanced Studies invites you to attend the 2020  Andorka Rudolf Medal  Ceremony and Lecture of Professor Putnam.

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The Rajk College of Advanced Studies has awarded its first-ever Andorka Rudolf Medal for Social Sciences in 2020, to Robert D. Putnam, the Peter, and Isabel Malkin professor of public policy at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. The medal was founded in 2020, with the aim to honor those social scientists whose scientific work has had a great impact on the members of the college. 
Rajk College cordially invites you to attend the award ceremony of Professor Putnam. After the award ceremony, the professor will hold an open lecture titled “The I-we-I curve: How America got into its current political, economic, social, and cultural crisis and how we can get out”. 
Attending the lecture is entirely free, however, registration on the Eventbrite platform is necessary. 
Professor Putnam has been a member of Harvard’s faculty since 1979, his research includes social capital, the two-level game theory, and inequality of opportunities within the United States of America. His scientific work helped to shape views about how social relations and mutual trust, help to foster prosperous societies.