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Palaces for the People How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life

Eric Klinenberg

“A comprehensive, entertaining, and compelling argument for how rebuilding social infrastructure can help heal divisions in our society and move us forward.”—Jon Stewart We are living in a time of deep divisions. Americans are sorting themselves along racial, religious, and cultural lines, leading...

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Freakonomics Radio

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Freakonomics Radio

In this book, Eric Klinenberg discusses the importance of social infrastructure and community spaces, such as libraries, parks, and public housing, to combat loneliness and social isolation.

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He wants to see better social infrastructure as he calls it The gathering places that are public and accessible, you know Like libraries and parks and playgrounds public transit systems that work. Thi...

— Episode: Is There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”?...

Episode: Is There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”? (Ep. 407...

In this book, Eric Klinenberg discusses the importance of social infrastructure and community spaces, such as libraries, parks, and public housing, to combat loneliness and social isolation.

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He wants to see better social infrastructure as he calls it The gathering places that are public and accessible, you know Like libraries and parks and playgrounds public transit systems that work. This is the idea Kleinberg plays with in his latest book called palaces for the people.

Episode: 407. Is There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”?

It's Eric Klinenberg's latest book that explores the idea of improved social infrastructure, such as gathering places and public housing, to combat loneliness.

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This is the idea Kleinenberg plays with in his latest book called Palaces for the People.

99% Invisible

Podcast

99% Invisible

It was described as a brilliant book that highlighted the importance of social infrastructure, like libraries and parks, for building strong and healthy communities, and how they were being neglected.

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He lays out his manifesto in a great book he wrote called Palaces for the People.

— Episode: Palaces for the People

Episode: Palaces for the People

It was described as a brilliant book that highlighted the importance of social infrastructure, like libraries and parks, for building strong and healthy communities, and how they were being neglected.

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He lays out his manifesto in a great book he wrote called Palaces for the People.

My name is Eric Kleinberg, I'm a professor of sociology at New York University and I'm also the author of a book called Palaces for the People, how social infrastructure can help fight inequality, polarization, and the decline of civic life.

And I just thought that was a beautiful phrase when I heard it and it became the title for the book.

Eric Klenenberg's book is called Palaces for the People. You will enjoy reading it and nodding vigorously along with it. You can get it at a bookstore near you or, you know, you can also get it from the library.

Fresh Air

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Fresh Air

The book was referenced as a source for a sociologist discussing social infrastructure and third places.

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Kleinenberg was in Chicago at one point reporting for one of his books called Palaces for the People.

— Episode: This Anti-Social American Life

Episode: This Anti-Social American Life

The book was referenced as a source for a sociologist discussing social infrastructure and third places.

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Kleinenberg was in Chicago at one point reporting for one of his books called Palaces for the People.

Lovett or Leave It

Podcast

Lovett or Leave It

The topic of polarization was discussed, and a book about polarization was briefly mentioned during a conversation about the workplace environment within a political context.

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Recline talked about this a little bit in his book about polarization that like, what have you worked in an office where half the colleagues were trying to destroy the career of the other half all the...

— Episode: Stephen Breyer, You Will Love Golf

Episode: Stephen Breyer, You Will Love Golf

The topic of polarization was discussed, and a book about polarization was briefly mentioned during a conversation about the workplace environment within a political context.

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Recline talked about this a little bit in his book about polarization that like, what have you worked in an office where half the colleagues were trying to destroy the career of the other half all the time?

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