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govern-research-design

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Use when defending the research design of a Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions manuscript — comparative/causal designs for governance & institutions, qualitative & comparative-historical case logic, mixed methods, and the measurement of governance/institutions. Governance judges each tradition on its own terms. Strengthens the design; it does not write code.

When to use

• Specifying identification, case selection, or comparative design
• Defending causal claims, case choice, or country selection
• Choosing and defending governance/institutions measures
• Justifying design adjudication of rival institutional accounts
• Comparative and causal designs for governance reforms
• Qualitative and comparative-historical case logic
• Mixed methods integration logic
• Measuring governance and institutions with caveats

When not to use

• Writing code
• Conceptual contribution (non-empirical design)

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