ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses there has tended to be a coalescence of definition around several key aspects of transnationalism as a process – primarily, that it is a transactional practice founded on the movement of phenomena across national borders. The reasons for the complexity surrounding the notion of transnationalism lie partly in the broad scope of the disciplines that have commandeered the concept. Which range from business through sociology to history, but also in the diffuse nature of the idea itself, the compound and contested nature of which has provoked a high instance of debate. The centrality of sovereign States to both the actions and processes of transnationalism embodies a psychological anchor for the current interpretation of the concept. The chapter discusses the notion of 'trans-'in transnationalism embodies a more prominent emphasis on changes or shifts in personal identity or culture as a result of global mobility.
