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A different way of thinking about governance, with Daniel Kemmis | EP 139

A different way of thinking about governance, with Daniel Kemmis | EP 139

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Daniel Kemmis is a giant figure in the politics of the American West. A former Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives and twice-elected Mayor of Missoula, Kemmis is also an author and political theorist. President Bill Clinton awarded him the Charles Frankel Prize for "outstanding contribution to the field of the humanities," and he also one the Wallace Stegner Prize from the Center of the American West. His first book, Community and the Politics of Place, was published in 1990, and his most recent came out in 2020, Citizens Uniting to Restore Our Democracy. In this episode, we discuss Kemmis' framework for community-based decision making, the importance of geography in politics, and his advice for elected officials navigating a polarized political landscape. For more information about Daniel Kemmis, visit his website: https://citizens-uniting.org/

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