Scenarios about 'confessionalism'
The political system organizing government based on religious community representation, with power-sharing mechanisms allocating positions proportionally among religious groups. Confessionalism emerged as a solution for governing religiously diverse societies, particularly in places like Lebanon and the Ottoman millet system. In alternate history scenarios, it provides a framework for exploring how different religious power balances might affect state development and stability in multi-faith regions.
What If Beirut Avoided Civil War Through Different Policies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Lebanon implemented different political reforms and power-sharing mechanisms that prevented the devastating 1975-1990 civil war and transformed Beirut into a sustained Middle Eastern success story.