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cps-literature-positioning

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Use when positioning a Comparative Political Studies (CPS) manuscript against the comparative-politics literature and the rival explanations it must beat. Sharpens the gap and the engaged debate; it does not build the theory or design the study.

When to use

• positioning a CPS manuscript against comparative-politics literature
• sharpening the gap and engaged debate
• writing or rewriting the literature/positioning section
• writing the introduction's gap paragraph
• addressing reviewer feedback on literature engagement
• naming the strongest rival explanation
• locating the paper in a specific debate

When not to use

• building the theory
• designing the study

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