I will consider some central ways in which belonging and identity have been understood in the context of transnational migration. The paper critiques a number of approaches that relate to the identity formation and social location of migrants and their descendants. The paper also discusses the notion of intersectionality as a heuristic device. It develops an approach that understands transnational belonging as a complex process relating to social processes and outcomes of differentiation, and in terms of the intersectionality of social locations. The paper argues that we could usefully displace the identity problematic with a focus on ‘translocational positionality’. Introduction: beyond methodological nationalism Concern with identity and belonging is a central facet of much research on ethnicity and migration and on youth. In addition, we have seen an increasing focus on identity issues from states who regard the retention of diverse identities as synonymous
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