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govern-writing-style
Use when drafting or polishing a Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions manuscript so it reads for a comparative/international public-administration and political-science audience, front-loads the contribution, and fits the caps (≤ 9,000 words excluding citations; ~150-word abstract). Tightens prose and framing; it does not invent content.
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# Writing Style (govern-writing-style)
A *Governance* paper must be readable by a comparativist, a public-administration scholar, and a policy
researcher at once — and it must persuade them the finding teaches something about **how the state
governs**, not just what happened in one administration. The recurring rejection note at this journal is
"competent but parochial." This skill is about reaching that comparative/international readership and
respecting the format — not about generating claims.
## When to trigger
- Drafting the introduction, framing the contribution, or doing the final polish
- Over the word cap and needing to cut without losing the argument
- Writing the **~150-word abstract**
- Aligning citations, headings, and format to the journal/Wiley guidelines before submission