In this Reflections episode, Barry and Mustafa dive deeper into their conversation with Professor Gary Chartier about his radical vision of Christian anarchism and deterritorialised political organisation.
The discussion examines how Chartier's "radical consociational" model builds upon existing power-sharing systems while proposing something entirely new—political organisation freed from territorial constraints. They explore real-world examples of consociational democracy in Belgium, Switzerland, and Lebanon, analysing what makes these systems succeed or fail and whether they offer insights for Chartier's more radical proposal.
Central to their reflection is the question of practicality: can society really function when neighbours might belong to entirely different legal systems? How would fundamental services like taxation, infrastructure, and law enforcement work in a deterritorialised world?
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