The space of camps (original) (raw)

The paper explores the concept of refugee and migrant camps as 'temporary' but functionally significant political spaces that convey complex dynamics of belonging, power, and identity. It critiques the euphemistic language surrounding camps and introduces the notion of the 'camp-form' as a framework for understanding these sites of confinement and their impact on individual lives. Emphasizing that camps, while ostensibly transitory, encapsulate ongoing struggles and political spaces, the paper interrogates the implications of labeling displaced individuals and the broader socio-political contexts that produce and sustain these forms of existence.