Abstract

This article approaches the reception of refugees in Indonesia as an assemblage (agencement) that places a multiplicity of relations among bodies, things, ideas, social institutions and emotions at the locus of the study. Refugees’ indefinite ‘transit’ in Indonesia triggers situated encounters with local residents and institutions that contribute to the flow of affect within the assemblage. This article highlights situated encounters that elicit many emotions, expressed using common themes of solidarity and ‘social jealousy’. These themes came up in observations, conversations and interviews with host societies in Indonesia during a multi-sited study in 2018–2019. I argue that emotions of solidarity and ‘social jealousy’ act to enable and motivate host societies to help refugees, while simultaneously limiting how much help refugees are allowed to expect or feel entitled to, thus contributing to the ordering of territories within the assemblage.

摘要

本文将印度尼西亚难民的接收视为一个集合（代理) 将身体、事物、思想、社会制度和情感之间的多重关系置于研究的中心。难民在印度尼西亚的无限期“过境”引发了与当地居民和机构的情境性接触，这些接触有助于群体内的情感流动。本文重点介绍了引发许多情绪的情境遭遇，用团结和“社会嫉妒”的共同主题来表达。在 2018-2019 年的多地点研究中，这些主题出现在与印度尼西亚东道国社会的观察、对话和采访中。我认为，团结和“社会嫉妒”的情绪能够促使和激励东道国社会帮助难民，同时限制难民可以期望或感觉有权获得多少帮助，