Voluntas
Volume 28, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1839-1880

Third Sector Organizations and Migration: A Systematic Literature Review on the Contribution of Third Sector Organizations in View of Flight, Migration and Refugee Crises (Article)

Garkisch M.* , Heidingsfelder J. , Beckmann M.
  • a School of Business and Economics, Chair of Corporate Sustainability Management, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Findelgasse 7, Nuremberg, 90402, Germany, Department of Social Infrastructure and Health, Chair of Innovation and Change-Management, Wilhelm-Loehe-University of Applied Sciences, Merkurstraße 41, Fürth, 90763, Germany
  • b School of Business and Economics, Chair of Corporate Sustainability Management, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Findelgasse 7, Nuremberg, 90402, Germany
  • c School of Business and Economics, Chair of Corporate Sustainability Management, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Findelgasse 7, Nuremberg, 90402, Germany

Abstract

Long before the current refugee crisis, third sector organizations (TSOs) have played a pivotal role in dealing with the multifaceted challenge of migration. Researchers have analyzed this role in many ways. What is missing, however, is a comprehensive overview of how the third sector contributes to dealing with migration. To close this gap, we conduct a systematic literature review (SLR) that maps the scholarly debate on TSOs and migration. Our SLR identifies four domains of TSO migration engagement: first, the direct provision of basic services and social welfare; second, migrant-oriented capacity development; third, system-oriented advocacy; and fourth, complementary research activities. We propose a conceptual framework that highlights the contribution of TSOs with regard to individual-oriented and system-oriented services that are necessary for a successful integration of migrants. A key implication of our derived framework is to understand migration as a holistic challenge that requires contributions by different actors on different levels, thus highlighting the need for coordination and communication between the TSOs, the state and other stakeholders. © 2017, International Society for Third-Sector Research and The Johns Hopkins University.

Author Keywords

Migration Flight Nonprofit Asylum seeker Systematic literature review third sector Refugee conceptual framework

Index Keywords

stakeholder participatory approach migration determinant literature review refugee Communication nongovernmental organization asylum seeker conceptual framework nonprofit organization
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85024480937&doi=10.1007%2fs11266-017-9895-4&partnerID=40&md5=c829e9b95d61bbfca425f211e33b90d5
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-017-9895-4
ISSN: 09578765
Cited by: 15
Original Language: English