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The significance of transnational perspectives at the ninth conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) marks a key change in the development of work on both forced migration and migrant transnationalism. A transnational perspective highlights significant policy interventions that can be made in the search for durable solutions to refugee displacement; most significantly, recognizing that a refugee's community may be spread on a global scale, yet is nonetheless significant in supporting their own efforts to overcome the difficulties of their situation. It is equally important, however, to recognize that transnational activites do not always support pluralistic solutions to conflict. The transnational engagements of forced migrants also challenge a number of assumptions of existing transnational perspectives by directing attention to forms of exchanges and communication that do not necessariy involve the movements of people. Interest in transnational activities is currently concentrated amongst researchers working in the wealthier countries of the Global North. Further work may determine if alternative perspectives are more appropriate for research based in the South. ; La signification des perspectives transnationales au neuvième congrès de l'Association internationale des études sur la migration forcée (IASFM) marque un jalon dans l'élaboration du travail sur la migration forcée et le transnationalisme migrant. Une perspective transnationale met en relief les interventions significatives en matière de politique qui peuvent être entreprises en vue de trouver des solutions durables au déplacement des réfugiés. Elle permet, en particulier, de reconnaître qu'une communauté de réfugiés pouvant être disséminée à l'échelle mondiale joue tout de même un rôle capital pour aider ses membres à surmonter les difficultés auxquelles ils font face. Toutefois, il faut reconnaître que les activités transnationales ne favorisent pas toujours des solutions plurielles aux conflits. Les ...