Crisis management is often conceived from the position of an omniscient narrator, albeit the general consensus that crises are subjectively interpreted and experienced. The paper makes an analytical attempt to de-homogenize the notion of crisis. We argue that the perception of crises differs and present a spatial perspective on crisis to foreground the positionality of different actor groups. By referring to the EHEC outbreak 2011 in Germany, we explore two spatial configurations that seem to be of particular relevance: territories embedded in a nested hierarchy and topologies of interconnected places. State authorities think and act strongly in terms of territorial borders and along sectoral boundaries. From their point of view, the crisis tends to be threatening due to its “transboundary" character. Medical experts, in contrast, coped with the crisis in trans-local networks of colleagues. For this group, the crisis was also an opportunity to substantially enhance professional knowledge.

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从无所不知的叙述者到参与的参与者：2011 年 EHEC O104:H4 危机中“激活”的场所和空间

危机管理通常是从无所不知的叙述者的立场来构思的，尽管普遍认为危机是主观解释和经历的。这篇论文进行了一次分析尝试，以消除危机的概念。我们认为，对危机的看法不同，并提出了危机的空间视角，以突出不同行为者群体的位置。通过参考 2011 年在德国爆发的 EHEC，我们探索了两种似乎特别相关的空间配置：嵌入嵌套层次结构和拓扑结构中的领土相互关联的地方。国家当局在领土边界和部门边界方面有很强的思考和行动。在他们看来，危机因其“跨界”性质而具有威胁性。相比之下，医学专家通过跨地区的同事网络应对危机。对于这一群体来说，危机也是一个实质性的机会。提升专业知识。