transnationality
Beyond national boundaries
Transnationality is the quality of extending across or transcending national boundaries.
The term appears in discussions of globalization, migration, and identity—describing phenomena that don't fit neatly within single nations: The transnationality of modern supply chains complicates regulation.
A person's transnationality might involve citizenship, cultural ties, or economic activity spanning multiple countries.
Movement to new territory
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
- statelessWithout national belonging
cross-border · transit · refugee · asylum · resettlement · remittance · sojourner · transborder
Between or among governments
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- extraterritorialOutside local legal authority
treaty · bilateral · multilateral · citizenship · statelessness · passport · visa · asylum
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
bicultural · belonging · rootedness · heritage · ethnicity · code-switching · multilingual · assimilation
Legally separate business entity
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- offshoringMoving work overseas
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
- remittanceFunds sent elsewhere
migration
Movement to new territory
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
stateless · cross-border · transit · refugee · asylum · resettlement · remittance · sojourner · transborder · repatriation
intergovernmental
Between or among governments
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
extraterritorial · treaty · bilateral · multilateral · citizenship · statelessness · passport · visa · asylum · harmonization
cosmopolitan
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
hyphenated · bicultural · belonging · rootedness · heritage · ethnicity · code-switching · multilingual · assimilation · integration
corporation
Legally separate business entity
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- offshoringMoving work overseas
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
remittance · trade · import · export · tariff
transnationalitynationalism
Devotion to one's country
patriotism · national identity · nativism · rootedness · ethnonationalism
transnationalitynational sovereignty
State's ultimate governing power
statism · isolationism · protectionism · autarky · border enforcement
transnationalityparochialism
Excessive local focus
insularity · provincialism · xenophobia · cultural nationalism · ethnocentrism