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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.

When to use

• Drafting or revising the framing / literature section
• Addressing reviewer comments about not engaging the comparative literature
• Determining which scholarly conversation and journal audience to join
• Establishing the gap the paper fills
• Situating the gap in comparative governance, public policy, public administration, or institutions
• Distinguishing the contribution from sibling-journal audiences
• Applying the gap stress test to determine venue fit

When not to use

• Building the theory
• Reframing topic selection if the paper fits a sibling journal better

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