Seth D. Kaplan, Ph.D.

Seth D. Kaplan, author of Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time, is a leading expert on fragile states, societies, and communities. 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), visiting fellow with the Mercatus Center’s Program on Pluralism and Civil Exchange, and consultant to international organizations such as the World Bank, U.S. State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, and OECD as well as developing country governments and NGOs.