Literature Review

Writing a literature review involves finding relevant publications (such as books and journal articles), critically analyzing them, and explaining what you found. There are five key steps:

1)Search for relevant literature
2)Evaluate sources
3)Identify themes, debates and gaps
4)Outline the structure
5)Write your literature review
A good literature review doesn’t just summarize sources – it analyzes, synthesizes, and critically evaluates to give a clear picture of the state of knowledge on the subject.

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Why write a literature review?
Search for relevant literature
Evaluate and select sources
Identify themes, debates, and gaps
Outline your literature review’s structure
Write your literature review
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