http://www.metafilter.com/tags/bowlingalone Posts tagged with 'bowlingalone' at MetaFilter. Sun, 07 Dec 2003 19:40:43 -0800 Sun, 07 Dec 2003 19:40:43 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/30083/Dean%2DCampaign%2Dand%2DRevival%2Dof%2DCommunity <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/07/magazine/07DEAN.html?pagewanted=4">Dean Campaign and Revival of Community.</a> Robert Putnam's book <a href="http://www.bowlingalone.com/">Bowling Alone</a> charted the decline of communities in America, arguing that people tended to no longer to meet others outside the family for common interests or causes. The NYTimes Magazine argues that the Dean Campaign derives its popularity from reviving such communal connections. [More Inside] tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.30083 Sun, 07 Dec 2003 19:40:43 -0800 bowlingalone campaign community howarddean robertputnam gregb1007