Re-inhabiting no-man's land : genealogies, political life and critical agendas.

This article sets out to answer a seemingly simple question: what is no-man's land? By positing this question, we aim to problematise the taken-for-granted status of no-man's land and its proliferation as a convenient colloquialism that is applied to a vast set of spaces, material conditions and socio-political circumstances. Despite its popular association with the killing fields of the First World War, no-man's land is considered here as a rich analytical category, which resonates in a broader historical and intellectual corpus. We present a conceptual framework for the study of no-man's land as a space produced by simultaneous forces of abandonment and enclosure. The analysis explores the function of no-man's lands as a critical quality that bears on concrete spatio-political realities. In doing so, we aim to open up future research avenues that will further deepen the conceptual and analytical challenges of no-man's lands in the 21st century.

本文着手回答一个看似简单的问题：什么是无人区？通过提出这个问题，我们旨在对无人区被视为理所当然的状况及其作为一个方便的俗语而广泛应用于大量空间、物质条件和社会政治环境的泛滥情况提出质疑。尽管无人区通常与第一次世界大战的战场相关联，但在这里它被视为一个丰富的分析范畴，在更广泛的历史和知识体系中产生共鸣。我们提出一个概念框架，用于将无人区作为一个由遗弃和圈占的同时作用所产生的空间进行研究。该分析探讨了无人区作为一种关键特质的功能，它与具体的空间政治现实相关。通过这样做，我们旨在开辟未来的研究途径，以进一步深化21世纪无人区在概念和分析方面的挑战。