transnasjonal
Transnasjonal (transnational) is an adjective used to describe processes, networks, and actors that operate across national borders, creating connections that extend beyond a single nation-state. In Norwegian scholarship, the term is often used to describe how people, organizations, ideas, and capital move and interact across borders, forming integrated yet border-straddling social fields.
Contexts include migration and diaspora networks, international business and supply chains, global civil society, and cross-border
Transnasjonal differs from international, which often denotes relation between states; and from supranational, which refers to
Historically, the concept gained prominence with globalization and migration research from the late 20th century onward.