ResumenUn análisis crítico del espacio humanitario permite reflexionar sobre varias de las asunciones establecidas en torno al mismo, y abre puertas de entrada para mejorar la praxis humanitaria. Este análisis parte de la teoría crítica del espacio y territorio y de los conceptos de producción social del espacio, y plantea cómo se produce dicho espacio mediante las relaciones e interrelaciones entre agentes con poder (incluidos los actores humanitarios). Cabe así cuestionar los estereotipos sobre disminución del espacio humanitario por agresiones contra el personal, y es posible desarrollar la idea de una «soberanía» del espacio humanitario en la que ha de tener cabida la misma población que es atendida.Palabras clave: acción humanitaria, espacio humanitario, teoría crítica, seguridad, Lefebvre, territorio.
AbstractA critical analysis of humanitarian space allows us to reflect about some of the assumptions around it and paves the way to improve humanitarian practice. This analysis starts from the critical theories around space and territory and the social production of space, and poses how humanitarian space is produced as a result of the interrelationships among powerful agents (including humanitarian actors). On this ground we can question the stereotypes around the shrinking humanitarian space due to attacks against humanitarian workers, and we can develop the concept of a «sovereignty» of humanitarian space, within which affected population should be placed.
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