Systematic literature reviews in migration studies: approaches to context-sensitive synthesis.

ABSTRACT: With a burgeoning literature on migration, taking stock of what is known about a topic, pattern, or process is challenging. In many scientific fields, systematic literature reviews (SLRs) are a widespread response to this need. In migration research, SLRs are relatively rare. Most existing literature reviews are non-systematic and often geographically specific. The rarity of comprehensive SLRs might partly reflect migration researchers' sensitivity to context-specificity and variation, and their well-founded scepticism towards empirical generalizations. In this article, we make a case for the value of SLRs for synthesizing quantitative findings on migration across diverse contexts. However, we foreground the interpretative nature of quantitative research in migration studies and explore ap

SUBMITTER: Sommerfelt T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12748309 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature