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jpart-literature-positioning

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Use when positioning a Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART) manuscript against the public-administration literature so it reads as a theory contribution, not a fresh data point. JPART expects engagement with the specific PA conversation (PSM, red tape, representation, performance, governance) the paper advances. Stakes the contribution; it does not write the lit review.

When to use

• Drafting or revising the introduction
• Revising the contribution paragraph
• Addressing reviewer feedback on missing core PA literature
• Connecting empirics to a named PA theory
• Distinguishing contribution from closest prior JPART/PAR papers
• Pre-empting sibling-venue reads

When not to use

• Writing the lit review

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