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phg-theory-building

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Use when building the conceptual apparatus that organizes a Progress in Human Geography (PiHG) review essay — the load-bearing concept that carries the argument and re-orders a literature. Sharpens the concept; it does not gather sources or run analyses (PiHG publishes no empirical work).

When to use

• building the conceptual apparatus for a PiHG review essay
• sharpening the load-bearing concept
• re-ordering a literature
• choosing between organizing by literature buckets vs. concept
• deciding whether to import, extend, or coin a concept
• making the concept portable
• applying the load-bearing test

When not to use

• gathering sources
• running analyses
• empirical work

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