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govern-literature-positioning
Use when situating a Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions manuscript in the comparative governance / public-policy / public-administration / institutions literatures and distinguishing it from sibling-journal audiences. Positions the contribution; it does not build the theory.
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# Literature Positioning (govern-literature-positioning)
A *Governance* paper must show it is in conversation with the **comparative-institutional community** —
the SOG/IPSA RC27 readership and the broader fields of executive politics, public policy, public
administration, and the study of the state. Positioning is not a citation dump; it is the argument for
**why this gap matters to that community** and why *Governance* is the right venue. Engage the
literature; build the argument in `govern-theory-building`.
## When to trigger
- Drafting or revising the framing / literature section
- A reviewer said the paper "doesn't engage the comparative literature" or "isn't a Governance contribution"
- Unsure which scholarly conversation (and which journal's audience) you are joining
- Establishing the gap the paper fills