{"id":13328,"date":"2024-03-19T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/?p=13328"},"modified":"2024-04-16T21:08:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T21:08:51","slug":"analysis-of-a-borderzone-the-case-study-of-polykastro-and-its-surrounding-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/ca\/analysis-of-a-borderzone-the-case-study-of-polykastro-and-its-surrounding-area\/","title":{"rendered":"An\u00e0lisi d&#039;una &#039;zona fronterera&#039;: l&#039;estudi de cas de Polykastro i els seus voltants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Escrit per Sandra Diaferia, a curt termini a OCC Gr\u00e8cia.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En els \u00faltims temps, s&#039;han implementat t\u00e8cniques de control de fronteres, pol\u00edtiques de seguretat i deportacions accelerades no nom\u00e9s a les fronteres exteriors de la UE, sin\u00f3 tamb\u00e9 a l&#039;espai Schengen de la UE.<em> (fe Adepoju, Van Noorloos i Zoomers 2010; Schapendonk, 2011) (Sciabaca i Oruka, 2021)<\/em>, on es denega la llibertat de moviment a un grup espec\u00edfic: els migrants sense papers, inclosos els sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil. No obstant aix\u00f2, la titulitzaci\u00f3 de les fronteres perpetua la sensaci\u00f3 d&#039;inseguretat, promovent crides a m\u00e9s titulitzaci\u00f3. <em>(fe De Genova 2011b, 2012b, 2013b; De Genova, 2014)<\/em>. L&#039;enfocament de la UE sobre la migraci\u00f3 ha portat a la construcci\u00f3 de gaireb\u00e9 1.000 quil\u00f2metres de barreres terrestres fortificades durant les dues \u00faltimes d\u00e8cades, juntament amb el desplegament de sistemes de vigil\u00e0ncia digital al mar i a la terra. <em>(Van Houtum i Bueno Lacy, 2020)<\/em>. Aix\u00f2 demostra que la UE prioritza les t\u00e8cniques de titulitzaci\u00f3 per sobre de crear un sistema que abordi les necessitats i vulnerabilitats d&#039;aquestes persones. Aquestes mesures han incl\u00f2s l&#039;establiment de diversos camps de sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil a Maced\u00f2nia Central i Gr\u00e8cia, com ara el campament d&#039;Anagnostopoulou a Daviata, el campament d&#039;Armatolos Kokkinou Imatheas. a Veria\/Veroia, G. Pelagou Camp a Alexandria, i el nou Serres Camp a Kleidi\/Sintiki <em>(Google My Maps)<\/em>. Alguns d&#039;aquests campaments estan molt a prop de les fronteres amb Maced\u00f2nia del Nord, com el camp de Nea Kavala que es troba a 6 quil\u00f2metres de Polykastro, on opera Open Cultural Center (OCC) Gr\u00e8cia. <em>(OCC Gr\u00e8cia, 2023)<\/em>. Aquesta \u00e0rea presenta din\u00e0miques complexes, amb diversos prop\u00f2sits i amb significats diferents per a diferents persones <em>(Laine, 2017)<\/em>. Polykastro es pot veure com un s\u00edmbol d&#039;esperan\u00e7a i un lloc de repressi\u00f3 per a diferents individus <em>(Van Houtum, 2021)<\/em>. Els ciutadans locals, els sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil, les ONG humanit\u00e0ries i els turistes viuen aquesta &quot;zona fronterera&quot; de diferents maneres. El pas per Polykastro nom\u00e9s permet una percepci\u00f3 superficial de la zona. Alguns residents locals busquen enfortir la seva identitat nacional fomentant un sentiment de por al desconegut i emfatitzant la distinci\u00f3 identit\u00e0ria. <em>(Bigo, 2007)<\/em>. D&#039;altra banda, els sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil que resideixen aqu\u00ed es troben amb diverses formes d&#039;exclusi\u00f3, immobilitat i injust\u00edcia. Aquesta &quot;zona fronterera&quot; serveix alhora com a &quot;marcador de pertinen\u00e7a&quot; per als ciutadans locals i com a &quot;lloc d&#039;esdevenir&quot; per als sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil. <em>(Brambilla &amp; Jones, 2020)<\/em>, ja que representa la seva primera trobada amb la societat europea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Com percebo les fronteres VS com perceben les fronteres els sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Percebo les fronteres amb un sentiment de romanticisme, veient-les com a zones diferents d&#039;altres per factors geogr\u00e0fics. Estic profundament intrigat i atret per les &quot;zones frontereres&quot; per la seva proximitat amb altres pa\u00efsos, que em van inculcar un sentit de llibertat i la capacitat de travessar f\u00e0cilment les nacions, reflectint la meva naturalesa inquieta. Les &#039;zones frontereres&#039; compleixen el meu desig de tr\u00e0nsit constant, una necessitat que no estaria satisfeta si estigu\u00e9s situat al cor d&#039;un pa\u00eds. Estic captivat per les riques interseccions culturals i les relacions entre diverses cultures, identitats i \u00e8tnies que es desenvolupen en el temps i l&#039;espai en la vida quotidiana d&#039;aquestes zones.<em> (Brambilla &amp; Jones, 2020)<\/em>. A m\u00e9s, la meva fascinaci\u00f3 per les &quot;zones frontereres&quot; sorgeix de l&#039;aire de misteri que desprenen. Tot i que sovint es perceben com a zones marginades amb petits nuclis urbans dispersos i sense activitat, en realitat, aquests llocs s\u00f3n escenaris de viol\u00e8ncia, lluita i resist\u00e8ncia, que defineixen subjectivitats i ag\u00e8ncia alternatives. <em>(Brambilla &amp; Jones, 2020)<\/em>. Aqu\u00ed, hi ha molt a observar pel que fa al tr\u00e0nsit de sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil i al funcionament complicat de la gesti\u00f3 de la migraci\u00f3 a la frontera de la UE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En contrast amb la meva percepci\u00f3 de les fronteres, alguns sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil, que assisteixen a les activitats del Centre OCC, han expressat que estar a la frontera amb un altre pa\u00eds no \u00e9s significativament diferent d&#039;estar en qualsevol altre lloc geopol\u00edtic, sobretot si un pret\u00e9n traslladar-se regularment a un altre pa\u00eds. pa\u00eds de la UE. Tanmateix, cada sol\u00b7licitant d&#039;asil viu aquest per\u00edode d&#039;immobilitat f\u00edsica durant el tr\u00e0nsit <em>(Schapendonk, 2012)<\/em> d&#039;una manera diferent. Els temes comuns que sorgeixen de les meves entrevistes apunten a una dicotomia entre amistat i a\u00efllament. El campament serveix com a espai per construir xarxes per\u00f2 tamb\u00e9 \u00e9s un lloc de marginaci\u00f3 per la seva posici\u00f3 geogr\u00e0fica. Alguns sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil no acullen queixes pel seu temps a Nea Kavala Camp i Polykastro perqu\u00e8 tenen l&#039;oportunitat d&#039;establir nombroses amistats al llarg de les seves rutes i una vegada dins d&#039;un campament. A trav\u00e9s d&#039;aquestes connexions, no se senten sols. No obstant aix\u00f2, el seu desig \u00e9s no romandre a Gr\u00e8cia, ja que \u00e9s un repte trobar feina sense domini de la llengua grega o trobar persones de la mateixa \u00e8tnia. Les seves aspiracions s\u00f3n traslladar-se a pa\u00efsos del nord d&#039;Europa com els Pa\u00efsos Baixos o Alemanya per reunir-se amb les seves fam\u00edlies i amics propers, trobar millors oportunitats o donar suport a les seves fam\u00edlies a casa, per exemple, a trav\u00e9s de les remeses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Altres sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil han expressat la capacitat de trobar la felicitat al campament, malgrat les instal\u00b7lacions i serveis sub\u00f2ptims, incl\u00f2s el menjar que ofereix un servei de c\u00e0tering extern. Tanmateix, tamb\u00e9 experimenten sentiments de marginaci\u00f3, a\u00efllament i queden atrapats a causa de la ubicaci\u00f3 geogr\u00e0fica del campament. Fins i tot la ciutat m\u00e9s propera de Polykastro \u00e9s relativament petita, habitada predominantment per gent gran, amb activitats limitades disponibles, a part de les del Centre OCC. Molts residents de Nea Kavala Camp agraeixen molt el treball de l&#039;OCC perqu\u00e8 els ofereix l&#039;\u00fanica oportunitat de connectar-se amb la societat en general mitjan\u00e7ant la participaci\u00f3 en activitats culturals i educatives durant la seva estada. El campament sovint es veu com un lloc mon\u00f2ton que nom\u00e9s ofereix els elements b\u00e0sics per menjar i dormir.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Altres sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil naveguen per aquest per\u00edode centrant-se en aspectes concrets de la seva vida, com ara la feina, estudiar angl\u00e8s o alemany a l&#039;OCC i viatges al supermercat, ja que se senten limitats per l&#039;abs\u00e8ncia de les seves fam\u00edlies i amics. En general, aquests joves volen ser com la resta dels seus companys, poder visitar llocs d&#039;Europa o sortir en qualsevol moment a una gran ciutat sense restriccions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ff363510b6546a8f1aeb5569abc92fc5 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#15d4be\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-62db56b829f570ab127a830c985213b2\" style=\"color:#15d4be\">Polykastro \u00e9s un lloc petit i no hi ha res a fer. L&#039;\u00fanica manera de fer activitats \u00e9s OCC<\/p>\n<cite>Sol\u00b7licitant d&#039;asil resident al camp de Nea Kavala, comunicaci\u00f3 personal, 2023<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Qu\u00e8 fa que Polykastro i el seu voltant siguin una &quot;zona fronterera&quot;?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Polykastro, m\u00e9s enll\u00e0 de la seva ubicaci\u00f3 geogr\u00e0fica prop de Maced\u00f2nia del Nord, encarna un microcosmos caracteritzat per la migraci\u00f3 de tr\u00e0nsit i la implementaci\u00f3 d&#039;estrat\u00e8gies de control de fronteres (Levy, 2010). Aqu\u00ed, les decisions de gesti\u00f3 de fronteres migrat\u00f2ries de Gr\u00e8cia i de la UE es creuen, per exemple, gr\u00e0cies a la pres\u00e8ncia de l&#039;Ag\u00e8ncia Europea de la Gu\u00e0rdia de Fronteres i Costes (Frontex).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-781d37cd29e42522f060529bb2ad02be is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#14d4be\">\n<p>&quot;Podeu veure Frontex al mat\u00ed a la cafeteria Mikel Coffee Company a la cantonada on paren abans d&#039;anar a treballar al control fronterer&quot;. <\/p>\n<cite>Alexis Gkatsis, coordinador de OCC Gr\u00e8cia, comunicaci\u00f3 personal, 2023<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Una caracter\u00edstica addicional que es troba habitualment en una &quot;zona fronterera&quot; \u00e9s la seva naturalesa militaritzada. De fet, aquest petit poble alberga una gran base militar als seus afores, tancada per tanques, i est\u00e0 prohibida la fotografia de la zona. Al centre de la ciutat, es poden veure soldats regularment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aquesta petita ciutat, coneguda pels seus hiverns durs i els seus estius abrasadors, est\u00e0 connectada amb els controls fronterers amb Maced\u00f2nia del Nord mitjan\u00e7ant una \u00fanica carretera principal. Tot i estar situat a 40-50 minuts de Tessal\u00f2nica, nom\u00e9s hi ha uns pocs serveis d&#039;autob\u00fas diaris als pobles propers i a Tessal\u00f2nica, cosa que contribueix al seu a\u00efllament geogr\u00e0fic. Alguns residents locals mostren una falta de toler\u00e0ncia cap a la pres\u00e8ncia de sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil a la ciutat, i la policia local no defensa de manera coherent els drets dels sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil. <em>(Xarxa de seguiment de la viol\u00e8ncia fronterera, 2023)<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13333\" style=\"width:539px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-18x9.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Figura 1: l&#039;\u00e0rea al voltant de Polykastro (foto de l&#039;autor, 2023)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Nea Kavala Camp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nea Kavala Camp \u00e9s un exemple arquet\u00edpic de centre d&#039;allotjament a llarg termini <em>(OCC Gr\u00e8cia, 2023) <\/em>situat dins d&#039;un pa\u00eds de la UE. Simult\u00e0niament, funciona com un dispositiu pol\u00edtic disciplinari, que imposa l&#039;immobilisme for\u00e7at als sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil, deixant les seves vides alienades i en un estat d&#039;incertesa.<em> (Van Houtum i Bueno Lacy, 2020)<\/em>. Els que aconsegueixen entrar a l&#039;espai Schengen de la UE, es troben vivint en un estat de &#039;limboland&#039;<em> (Ferrer-Gallardo i Van Houtum, 2013)<\/em> caracteritzat per una exist\u00e8ncia est\u00e0tica a causa del proc\u00e9s prolongat de verificaci\u00f3 per a l&#039;aprovaci\u00f3 d&#039;asil. Aquest per\u00edode es passa en una zona geogr\u00e0ficament segregada <em>(Van Houtum i Bueno Lacy, 2020)<\/em>, marginats i a\u00efllats al camp lluny dels grans nuclis urbans <em>(Eleftheria Dodi, coordinadora del projecte OCC, comunicaci\u00f3 personal, 2023)<\/em>. La marginalitat que viuen els sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil es juxtaposa a la marginalitat del camp <em>(Gatta, 2011)<\/em>, intencionadament allunyat de la vista p\u00fablica, que serveix com a estrat\u00e8gia per ocultar irregularitats processals, possibles violacions dels drets humans, abusos i infraccions del dret internacional p\u00fablic i de la UE. <em>(Van Houtum i Bueno Lacy, 2021)<\/em>. Aquesta ubicaci\u00f3 est\u00e0 impregnada per una atmosfera descrita per Derrida <em>(2000)<\/em> anomenada &quot;hostilitat&quot;, una barreja d&#039;hostilitat i hospitalitat <em>(Van Houtum &amp; Bueno, 2020)<\/em>. De fet, aquest lloc d&#039;atenci\u00f3 s&#039;utilitza per acollir i assistir migrants sense papers, per\u00f2 tamb\u00e9 funciona com un centre de control. Representa un espai on el govern grec s&#039;allunya pel que fa a les estructures assistencials<em> (Gatta, 2011)<\/em>. De fet, est\u00e0 lleugerament finan\u00e7at pel govern grec, ja que la infraestructura va ser finan\u00e7ada i gestionada principalment per l&#039;OIM i l&#039;ACNUR. <em>(Eleftheria Dodi, coordinadora del projecte OCC, comunicaci\u00f3 personal, 2023)<\/em>. L&#039;exclusi\u00f3 i la immobilitat s&#039;utilitzen perqu\u00e8 els migrants irregulars s\u00f3n percebuts com una amena\u00e7a per a l&#039;ordre social <em>(Broeders, 2007)<\/em>. En conseq\u00fc\u00e8ncia, els sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil es troben confinats dins de dues g\u00e0bies: la primera \u00e9s la ubicaci\u00f3 geogr\u00e0fica de Polykastro, intensificant la sensaci\u00f3 de confinament excepcional.<em> (feMountz, 2011; Dines, Montagna i Ruggiero, 2015)<\/em>. La segona g\u00e0bia \u00e9s la pr\u00f2pia instal\u00b7laci\u00f3 del campament <em>(Criminologies frontereres, 2021)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a0c064dc7b7182de36035a0256cbe792\" style=\"color:#15d4be\">&quot;El campament \u00e9s com una pres\u00f3&quot; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d81ed5d7f8e38c333d9715fd640566af\" style=\"color:#15d4be\"><em>Voluntari OCC i resident del camp de Nea Kavala, comunicaci\u00f3 personal, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Nea Kavala Camp \u00e9s visible a la ruta de Tessal\u00f2nica a Polykastro, amb una superf\u00edcie total de 54.925 m2 i amb capacitat per a 1.680 persones a trav\u00e9s de 280 contenidors, cadascun de 24 metres quadrats, amb una ocupaci\u00f3 m\u00e0xima de 6 persones. Aquests contenidors consten de dues habitacions cadascun, capa\u00e7os d&#039;acollir dues fam\u00edlies que comparteixen cuina i bany <em>(OCC Gr\u00e8cia, 2023)<\/em>. Actualment, el campament est\u00e0 ple de gent. La manca de suport legal, social, material i psicol\u00f2gic dins del campament es compensa amb una xarxa d&#039;organitzacions que operen dins (A Drop in the Ocean) i fora del camp, com OCC. Aquests serveis vitals s\u00f3n essencials ja que els residents pateixen pen\u00faries mentals, f\u00edsiques i emocionals a causa de la incertesa perp\u00e8tua de la seva situaci\u00f3, juntament amb l&#039;estr\u00e8s postraum\u00e0tic derivat del seu ardu viatge. <em>(Criminologies frontereres, 2021)<\/em>. Tanmateix, els serveis m\u00e8dics els presta un \u00fanic metge dins del campament <em>(Eleftheria Dodi, coordinadora del projecte OCC, comunicaci\u00f3 personal, 2023)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Situat en una zona a\u00efllada, Nea Kavala Camp est\u00e0 envoltat d&#039;instal\u00b7lacions abandonades, com ara un aeroport, un magatzem i un supermercat, enclavat entre camps \u00e0rids sovint envoltats de boira matinal. Tamb\u00e9 hi ha molta gent a prop del magatzem de la pista on encenen foc.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13335\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2.png 1024w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Figura 2: Sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil caminant i al fons Nea Kavala Camp<\/em> <em>(Foto d&#039;Alice Ugolini, 2023)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L&#039;\u00fanic mitj\u00e0 per arribar a Polykastro des del campament \u00e9s a trav\u00e9s de l&#039;autob\u00fas organitzat per OCC, que alguns sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil utilitzen de vegades per comprar en lloc de participar en les activitats de l&#039;OCC. Altres utilitzen bicicletes proporcionades per OCC, adquireixen les seves pr\u00f2pies o utilitzen taxis. No obstant aix\u00f2, en general, la mobilitat \u00e9s limitada i, en conseq\u00fc\u00e8ncia, les seves vides passen entre el campament, Polykastro, alguns pobles propers i Tessal\u00f2nica. Quan un s&#039;acosta al campament, \u00e9s habitual veure nombrosos individus caminant o en bicicleta per la carretera que hi ha davant del campament. Els nens tamb\u00e9 s\u00f3n una visi\u00f3 prevalent, creixent o neixen en aquest entorn transitori. A l&#039;entrada del campament, una ag\u00e8ncia de seguretat privada que treballa per al govern revisa els documents dels residents abans de permetre&#039;ls l&#039;entrada. Els residents han d&#039;estar fora del campament durant no m\u00e9s de set dies consecutius per mantenir la seva condici\u00f3 de resid\u00e8ncia <em>(OCC Gr\u00e8cia, 2023)<\/em>. En particular, les condicions predominants reflecteixen una pobresa extrema, influenciada pel que s&#039;anomena &quot;pol\u00edtica d&#039;esgotament&quot;, que priva els individus de la seva autonomia, ag\u00e8ncia, benestar i autoefic\u00e0cia. <em>(Welander, comunicaci\u00f3 personal, 2020) (Ansems de Vries, comunicaci\u00f3 personal, 2020)<\/em>. Els sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil reben un baix suport econ\u00f2mic, amb 75 euros mensuals per a adults, 160 euros per fam\u00edlies de 2 a 3 membres, 210 euros per fam\u00edlies de 4 a 5 membres i 245 euros per a fam\u00edlies de m\u00e9s de 6 membres. <em>(OCC Gr\u00e8cia, 2023)<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Els habitants d&#039;aquest espai delimitat existeixen en un &quot;estat d&#039;excepci\u00f3&quot;, un concepte semblant al de lloc d&#039;excepci\u00f3 sobir\u00e0. <em>(fe Agamben 2003\/2005; cf. Bigo 2006; Rosas 2006; Schinkel 2009; De Genova, 2013)<\/em>. Amb drets restringits en comparaci\u00f3 amb els nacionals, el camp opera dins de la suspensi\u00f3 de l&#039;estat de dret normal, concepte dilucidat per Agamben. <em>(Andrijasevic, 2010)<\/em>. Aquests campaments sorgeixen en un context de mesures d&#039;emerg\u00e8ncia que a poc a poc s&#039;han convertit en l&#039;est\u00e0ndard <em>(Miggiano, 2009)<\/em>, la qual cosa comporta l&#039;exclusi\u00f3 d&#039;aquestes persones de la protecci\u00f3 legal i les fa vulnerables dins d&#039;un espai sense llei<em> (Dines, Montagna i Ruggiero, 2015) (p. ex., Papastergiadis 2006, Perera 2002; Andrijasevic, 2010)<\/em>. En conseq\u00fc\u00e8ncia, aquest moment concret es pot resumir amb el terme &quot;a-legalitat&quot;, \u00e9s a dir, que els sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil estan esperant la legalitat mentre s\u00f3n classificats com a il\u00b7legals.<em> (Lindahl, 2014)<\/em>. Els camps d&#039;acollida per a sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil encarnen una forma distintiva de governalitat caracteritzada per un &quot;excepcionalisme permanent&quot;. Malauradament, la naturalesa rutin\u00e0ria d&#039;aquesta realitat sovint limita el discurs p\u00fablic. De fet, la banalitat d&#039;aquestes circumst\u00e0ncies sovint fa que la poblaci\u00f3 en general percebi aquestes pr\u00e0ctiques com a normals. <em>(Bigo, 2007)<\/em>.<br>No obstant aix\u00f2, el campament no \u00e9s nom\u00e9s un lloc de control, sin\u00f3 que tamb\u00e9 es pot veure com un espai de cura, comunitat i resist\u00e8ncia. Nea Kavala Camp, en lloc de ser un punt final dels projectes de migraci\u00f3, es pot conceptualitzar com una estaci\u00f3 provisional al llarg de m\u00faltiples rutes migrat\u00f2ries<em> (feVirilio; Andrijasevic, 2010)<\/em> operant com a modalitat de regulaci\u00f3 temporal de la migraci\u00f3 de tr\u00e0nsit, facilitant la converg\u00e8ncia de traject\u00f2ries transnacionals <em>(Andrijasevic, 2010)<\/em> i la formaci\u00f3 de comunitats transnacionals dins d&#039;un espai fix, fomentant din\u00e0miques global-local<em> (Schapendonk, comunicaci\u00f3 personal, 2020) (de Haas et al., 2020)<\/em>. Aquest macrosistema multicultural i cosmopolita existeix dins dels l\u00edmits del camp d&#039;acollida, on es reprodueixen xarxes socials intricades, amistats i conflictes entre residents. Aquests conflictes poden sorgir a causa de difer\u00e8ncies religioses o de factors relacionats amb els procediments d&#039;asil, i alguns sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil expressen frustraci\u00f3 si d&#039;altres aconsegueixen l&#039;asil m\u00e9s r\u00e0pidament. En aquest context, \u00e9s fonamental percebre els migrants sense papers no nom\u00e9s com a v\u00edctimes passives i vulnerables sin\u00f3 tamb\u00e9 com a agents de resist\u00e8ncia i creadors de vincles socials durant els seus passos fronterers.<em> (Rumford C., 2006)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Controls fronterers entre Gr\u00e8cia i Maced\u00f2nia del Nord<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A uns 20 minuts amb cotxe des de Polykastro hi ha un punt de control fronterer, que serveix com a representaci\u00f3 f\u00edsica de la &quot;cortina de ferro&quot; i est\u00e0 equipat amb diverses mesures de seguretat, com ara tanques, controls de passaports, parets i filferro de pues, sovint supervisats per personal uniformat. <em>(Van Houtum i Bueno Lacy, 2020)<\/em>. Al control de la frontera grega, els visitants poden aparcar els seus cotxes i visitar un bar proper abans de creuar la frontera. No obstant aix\u00f2, al control fronterer amb Maced\u00f2nia del Nord, es palpa una intensitat de tensi\u00f3 i es pot observar la policia alemanya, probablement afiliada a Frontex.<em> (Alexis Gkatsis, coordinador de OCC Gr\u00e8cia, comunicaci\u00f3 personal, 2023)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-1.jpeg 863w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-1-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-1-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-1-350x235.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Figura 3: Control fronterer entre Gr\u00e8cia i Maced\u00f2nia del Nord<\/em> <em>(Foto d&#039;Alice Ugolini, 2023)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1018\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-1.jpeg 1018w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-1-300x161.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-1-768x413.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-1-18x10.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tot i que els dos controls fronterers s\u00f3n relativament redu\u00efts amb un personal limitat, sota aquesta aparent tranquil\u00b7litat s&#039;estan produint moltes din\u00e0miques invisibles. Als voltants entre els camps propers als controls fronterers, hi ha molts recorreguts irregulars. Aquests estan sota la gesti\u00f3 de contrabandistes i traficants que operen entre les seves comunitats dins del camp i, en general, estan en parelles de dos. Un d&#039;ells amaga el seu paper perqu\u00e8 \u00e9s l&#039;encarregat de tractar els diners. Per exemple, els contrabandistes sirians ofereixen serveis nom\u00e9s per als migrants sirians. Aquests contrabandistes cooperen amb la policia grega i maced\u00f2nia. A causa del rebuig freq\u00fcent de les seves sol\u00b7licituds d&#039;asil, persones de l&#039;Afganistan, el m\u00f3n \u00e0rab i el Pakistan opten per passos fronterers irregulars a Maced\u00f2nia del Nord, facilitats per contrabandistes i traficants. Travessen Gr\u00e8cia en pocs dies per evitar la presa d&#039;empremtes digitals i, en conseq\u00fc\u00e8ncia, eludir el procediment de processament a Gr\u00e8cia. <em>(Alexis Gkatsis, coordinador de OCC Gr\u00e8cia, comunicaci\u00f3 personal, 2023)<\/em>. No obstant aix\u00f2, aquest enfocament comporta riscos i vulnerabilitats importants, ja que es veuen obligats a dependre de mitjans de viatge no autoritzats, exposant-los a una possible viol\u00e8ncia tant per part dels contrabandistes com de les autoritats.<em> (Mountz, 2011)<\/em>. Per contra, les persones kurdes que resideixen al camp de Nea Kavala esperen l&#039;aprovaci\u00f3 d&#039;asil a Gr\u00e8cia abans de planificar el seu trasllat a un altre pa\u00eds de la UE, beneficiant-se d&#039;una exempci\u00f3 del proc\u00e9s d&#039;entrevista.<em> (Alexis Gkatsis, coordinador de OCC Gr\u00e8cia, comunicaci\u00f3 personal, 2023)<\/em>. Aquest proc\u00e9s selectiu delimita la distinci\u00f3 entre aquells que poden i no poden exercir la mobilitat. A mesura que els elegibles per a l&#039;asil recuperen la seva mobilitat, aquells als quals se&#039;ls denega el privilegi romanen immobilitzats a Gr\u00e8cia, suportant una forma de mobilitat for\u00e7ada.<em> (Tazzioli i Garelli, 2020)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/occ.vsgconsulting.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Figura 4: Tanques com a representaci\u00f3 de la &quot;cortina de ferro&quot; entre el punt de control fronterer de Gr\u00e8cia i Maced\u00f2nia del Nord (Foto d&#039;Alice Ugolini, 2023)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Refer\u00e8ncies<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Andrijasevic R. 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Els ciutadans locals, els sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil, les ONG humanit\u00e0ries i els turistes experimenten aquesta &quot;zona fronterera&quot; de diferents maneres, ja que serveix tant com a &quot;marcador de pertinen\u00e7a&quot; per als ciutadans locals com com a &quot;lloc d&#039;esdevenir&quot; per als sol\u00b7licitants d&#039;asil.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[367,362,364,164,365,155,120,187,363,355,368,157,165,131,366,126],"class_list":["post-13328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-borders","tag-borderzone","tag-european-solidarity-corps","tag-greece","tag-macedonia","tag-migrants","tag-migration","tag-nea-kavala","tag-ngo","tag-ngo-greece","tag-no-borders","tag-open-cultural-center","tag-polykastro","tag-project","tag-refugee-camp","tag-refugees","latest_post"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Analysis of a \u2018borderzone\u2019: the case study of Polykastro and its surrounding area - Open Cultural Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/openculturalcenter.org\/analysis-of-a-borderzone-the-case-study-of-polykastro-and-its-surrounding-area\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ca_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Analysis of a \u2018borderzone\u2019: the case study of Polykastro and its surrounding area - Open Cultural Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Polykastro can be seen as both a symbol of hope and a site of repression for different individuals. 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