To celebrate the illustrious career of Distinguished University Professor James A. Thurber, American University is hosting the James A. Thurber Dialogues on American Democracy. In these public conversations, Professor Thurber will partner with leading experts/authorities on democratic vitality to examine the grave dangers that threaten the American Experiment, and to examine the precarious-yet-possible pathways to achieving a “more perfect union.”
This third and final conversation on Wednesday, March 24 will feature Robert Putnam (renowned political scientist, author of The Upswing and Bowling Alone) and Shaylyn Romney Garrett (co-author with Robert Putnam of The Upswing).
This event series is sponsored by American University’s Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, the United States Capitol Historical Society and the Kennedy Political Union