Conclusion: Translocalism—an Approach in Its Own Right
Translocality has been applied as a way to comprehend the tension between mobility and
locality and to enhance understanding of this relationship, which characterises an increasing
number of socio-spatial dynamics. The approach builds on insights from the longerestablished
research tradition of transnationalism, but seeks to overcome the latter’s limited
focus on the nation state. This analytical expansion, we have argued, was both necessary
and overdue. Writings on translocality direct attention to various forms of mobility
beyond the movement of people. Building on a relational notion of place, these writings
place a strong emphasis on the micro level and local-to-local dynamics to explain
socio-spatial phenomena.