Until it was destroyed in a fire in September 2020, Moria camp on the island of Lesvos, Greece, was widely referred to as ‘a living hell’. This article investigates the causes and effects of poor camp conditions from the perspectives of humanitarian actors who have worked in the camp. We argue that poor conditions are intended to perform a deterrent function for both migrants and humanitarian actors. We also argue, however, that such camps are not simply static manifestations of violent borderwork, but complex, dynamic sites of struggle in which those who live and work there continuously make and remake the camp. This can be seen, for instance, in the ways in which humanitarian actors simultaneously fill the gap resulting from the violent inaction of the state while contributing to poor camp conditions, as a result of inter-agency competition and criticism, and the broader ways in which they challenge and reinforce the violent governance of migration.

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国家的暴力不作为和作为斗争场所的营地：莱斯沃斯莫里亚营地的人道主义行动者的观点

直到 2020 年 9 月在一场大火中被烧毁，位于希腊莱斯沃斯岛的莫里亚营地被广泛称为“人间地狱”。本文从曾在难民营工作的人道主义行动者的角度，探讨难民营条件恶劣的原因和影响。我们认为，恶劣的条件旨在对移民和人道主义行为者起到威慑作用。然而，我们也认为，这样的集中营不仅仅是暴力边界的静态表现，而是复杂、动态的斗争场所，在那里生活和工作的人们不断地制造和改造营地。例如，这可以从人道主义行动者同时填补因国家暴力不作为造成的空白，同时造成营地条件恶劣的方式中可见一斑，