During the mid-1920s, Mennonite settlers to the Paraguayan Chaco established a system of self-governance in a frontier region constructed and imagined at “the edge” of the state. Despite the fast-paced economic development that has rapidly transformed the region, the Mennonites have managed to remain socially and geographically isolated from the rest of the population until recently. What sustains their contemporary model of self-governance in a context that is rapidly changing? An examination of the key role of intimacy, explored through the strategic deployment of sexuality and the establishment of socioeconomic institutions, reveals how they have established a racialized project of sovereignty in the region, coconstructed in interdependence with the Paraguayan state. The article discusses the implications of such a model in a region inhabited mostly by indigenous peoples, and offers some theoretical reflections on the intimate role of race and sexuality in shaping nonstate projects of sovereignty.

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亲密的主权：“绿色地狱”中的门诺派自治与巴拉圭查科的归属政治

在 1920 年代中期，巴拉圭查科的门诺派定居者在一个在国家“边缘”构建和想象的边境地区建立了自治系统。尽管快节奏的经济发展迅速改变了该地区，但直到最近，门诺派教徒仍设法在社会和地理上与其他人口保持隔离。在瞬息万变的背景下，是什么支撑了他们当代的自治模式？通过对性的战略部署和社会经济机构的建立来探讨亲密关系的关键作用，揭示了他们如何在该地区建立了一个种族化的主权项目，与巴拉圭国家相互依存共建。