From a decentred theory of governance perspective, the State is Stateless or it is everywhere in the interactions of government, power and authority which are made up of different and competing actors inspired by different beliefs and traditions. In some ways, we could say that the State is where you experience it.
Bergamo is one of the most European, richest and productive areas of Italy, and, sadly, one the epicentres of COVID-19. From Bergamo we have seen the images of motorcars driven by armed forces and full of dead bodies and heard the sound of ambulances. We have touched the fear – directly or indirectly – of a friend, a lover, a colleague, a relative with COVID-19, and experienced a crematorium running at full capacity 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
