I. Theorizing Transnationalism: 3. Theoretical and Empirical Contributions Toward a Research Agenda for Transnationalism.

It is recommended in this chapter that any comprehensive roster of transnationalism from below should include mass actions carried out transnationally as well as organized or collective purpose activities. An alternative means of delimiting the field of transnational studies to a manageable size and focus is to demarcate it as the study of migrants who retain ties to their homeland. Mobility constitutes a centerpiece of transnationalism. This is particularly true of the literature on Mexican transnationalism. Studies of transnationalism need to address whether bodily mobility is the exception or the rule for different groups of transmigrants.