Fragile Neighborhoods
As we continue our “Join or Die” year—exploring how we build lives of connection and belonging inside a polarized America—we’d be remiss if we didn’t turn our attention to the neighborhoods and the city where we live our lives.
Too many of us live in neighborhoods plagued by rising crime, school violence, family disintegration, addiction, alienation, and despair. Even the wealthiest neighborhoods are not immune; while poverty exacerbates these challenges, they exist in zip codes rich and poor, rural and urban, and everything in between.
Our special guest Seth D. Kaplan is an expert on fragile states across the world, consulting for the World Bank, U.S. State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, as well as developing country governments and NGOs. His new book “Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society One Zip Code at a Time” brings Seth’s experience overseas to our social decline in America—and Tallahassee— to revitalize our local institutions and the social ties that knit them together. The program is facilitated by John Baker of Neighborhood Affairs with the City of Tallahassee. We are grateful for the support of James Madison Institute to make this program possible. Learn more about their work online here.
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Seth D. Kaplan is a leading expert on fragile states. He is a Professorial Lecturer in the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, Senior Adviser for the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), and consultant to multilateral organizations around the world.
John Baker is the manager for the City’s Neighborhood Affairs Division. In this position, he manages a team of six neighborhood professionals and oversees services to 270+ neighborhoods. John has extensive experience in community engagement, helping neighborhoods to find their voices and to tell their stories.
We want to heartily thank our generous Dinner at the Square season sponsor Americans for Prosperity Foundation in Florida! Their support helps make it possible to bring you a season of delicious dinner with fantastic guests. Learn more about them here!
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Seth D. Kaplan is a leading expert on fragile states. He is a Professorial Lecturer in the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, Senior Adviser for the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), and consultant to multilateral organizations around the world.
John Baker is the manager for the City’s Neighborhood Affairs Division. In this position, he manages a team of six neighborhood professionals and oversees services to 270+ neighborhoods. John has extensive experience in community engagement, helping neighborhoods to find their voices and to tell their stories.
We want to heartily thank our generous Dinner at the Square season sponsor Americans for Prosperity Foundation in Florida! Their support helps make it possible to bring you a season of delicious dinner with fantastic guests. Learn more about them here!
Catering by Liverly Cafe
- Tuscan Chicken
- Vegetarian option: Tuscan Tofu
- Mashed Potatoes
- Roasted Zucchini
- Garden Salad
- Rolls and butter
- Iced tea, coffee
- For dessert: Lemon Bars + Outrageous Brownies
Program made possible with support from:
