This chapter examines the conceptualisation of transnationalism in migration studies, focusing on (1) meta-analytic frames, (2) underlying political implications, and (3) the interplay of analysis and politics, termed ‘anapolitics.’ It shows how anapolitics operates using a critique of the conceptualisation by Portes et al. (1999) of transnationalism. It argues that scholars’ lack of awareness of anapolitics could lead to analytic confusion and make them unwitting accomplices in marginalising people they expressly wish to empower. It concludes with the ethical implications for scholarly practice.