Category Archives: Literature review

On Politics and Plagues. What can literature do for us?

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Giorgio Bertini

Like many others during this time, I have turned to literature to try and gain deeper insights into the times we are living through and, in particular, the COVID-19 pandemic. I know I am not alone in reading Albert Camus’, … Continue reading →

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Literature Reviews: Generative and Transformative Textual Conversations

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

The intention of this article is to invite readers to explore and understand how literature reviews can be conducted from a systemic and dialogical approach. After reading a paper by Montuori, I considered how literature reviews could be situated systemically … Continue reading →

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The Complexity of Transdisciplinary Literature Reviews

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Giorgio Bertini

The transdisciplinary literature review is an opportunity to situate the inquirer in an ecology of ideas. This article explores how we might approach this process from a perspective of complexity, and addresses some of the key challenges and opportunities. Four main dimensions … Continue reading →