For the 32nd episode of the podcast, host Joel Williamson spoke with Jason Lee Byas about Anarchy Beyond Territory. In our previous episode, we spoke with William Gillis about the promise of distributed, fluid networks of trade in a world beyond the trappings of patchwork or endless meetings. This episode explores similar themes but with different areas of emphasis. Our primary concern in this conversation is the popular tendency to build political models within the confines of territorial control. This impulse is so tempting that even political theorists who oppose states have difficulty resisting it. There are, however, coherent, cooperative models within political philosophy that reach beyond the coercive state and the restrictions of territorial-based governance. Tune in as we explore this and more with Jason Lee Byas. Jason Lee Byas is a fellow at the Center for a Stateless Society (c4ss.org). He is also a Ph.D. student in Philosophy at the University of Michigan. His academic work focuses on punishment (and its alternatives), rights theory, and justice beyond the state.
