Yalaz, EvrenZapata Barrero, Ricard2025-05-262025-05-262018Yalaz E, Zapata-Barrero R. Mapping the qualitative migration research in Europe: an exploratory analysis. In: Zapata-Barrero R, Yalaz E, editors. Qualitative research in European migration studies. Cham: Springer; c2018. p. 9-31. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-76861-8_29783319768601http://hdl.handle.net/10230/70481As the dynamics of migration in Europe have been continuously changing, diverse empirical, theoretical, and methodological challenges have defined the landscape of migration research agenda. This chapter aims to reflect on the current state and overtime development of Qualitative Migration Research in Europe (QMR-E). For this purpose, we have conducted paper-by-paper analysis on original articles published between 2000 and 2016 in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (JEMS) and Ethnic and Racial Studies (ERS), two leading peer-reviewed journals in the field of migration research. Through this overtime analysis, we mapped the continuities and changes taking place in QMR-E with respect to their qualitative research methods, designs, research sites and groups, multi-level of analysis, and topics. In this respect, we aim to identify the dominant trends and existent gaps in QMR-E literature and to invite scholars to further develop the existing research agenda as well as to engage in new research directions.application/pdfengThis chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this chapter are included in the chapter’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the chapter’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder.info:eu-repo/semantics/bookParthttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76861-8_2Migration studiesExisting research agendasOver-time analysisEvolution overtimeInternet-mediated researchinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess