ABSTRACT
In the Introduction we argued that a deeper insight into the relationship between immigrant participation in the national framework (both of the country of residence and the country of origin) and migrant organization (MO) transnationalism, as well as a better understanding of the secondary conditions of MOs' transnational activities are needed to suffciently address the matter of incorporation of border-crossing MOs into (transnational) governance and to identify limitations of such attempts. This is the main purpose of the present volume. With regard to Fauser's typology of migrant transnationalism, this means understanding why organizations engage in activities of a certain scope and focus — be they local or cross-border immigrant activities, or diaspora or homeland politics.
