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govern-topic-selection

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Use when deciding whether a project fits Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions and how to frame it. The test is comparative/institutional significance for how the state governs — not single-country administrative novelty. Helps frame the question; it does not collect data.

When to use

• Choosing among possible projects or framings for a Governance submission
• Pressure-testing fit before investing in a project
• Deciding how to frame an empirical finding so it speaks to comparative governance
• Evaluating if a topic is in scope vs. corporate governance or a literature review

When not to use

• Collecting data
• Corporate governance (firm boards, shareholders, corporate compliance)
• Literature review / state-of-the-field essay
• Pure bibliometric / citation-mapping study
• Practitioner how-to with no theoretical contribution
• Pure regulatory-instrument design with no comparative/institutional reach

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