Since 2015, the notion of hospitality has been a guiding principle and a key demand for individuals and organisations that provide direct support to refugees in Europe. Through a set of interviews conducted with volunteers active in the Refugees Welcome movement in Britain, France and Italy, this article explores the motivations and experiences of individuals who practise (private) hospitality by hosting refugees in their homes. Looking specifically at the ‘responsibility’ that emerges from the practice of hosting, we show that the experience of private hospitality is based on narratives stressing feelings of love and family-like relations, and thus creates the expectation of an affective connection between the host and the guest. We maintain that this process is highly ambivalent as it risks creating and reproducing everyday intimate bordering processes.

自2015年以来，热情好客的概念一直是指导原则，也是对直接向欧洲难民提供直接支持的个人和组织的主要需求。通过与活跃于英国，法国和意大利的“欢迎难民运动”的志愿者进行的一系列访谈，本文探讨了通过将难民收容在自己家中来进行（私人）招待的个人的动机和经验。着眼于主持人实践中出现的“责任”，我们表明，私人款待的经验是基于叙述爱情和家庭关系的叙事，从而产生了对主持人与主持人之间情感联系的期望。客人。