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newms-theory-building

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Use when building the conceptual argument of a New Media & Society (NM&S) manuscript — turning a platform finding into a portable concept or mechanism drawing on media, communication, and social theory. Builds the argument; it does not collect data or run analyses.

When to use

• building the conceptual argument of a New Media & Society manuscript
• turning a platform finding into a portable concept or mechanism
• naming a concept or mechanism
• defining a concept independent of the platform
• specifying the mechanism of a digital-media phenomenon
• stating scope conditions for a theoretical argument
• deriving observable implications for a theory
• connecting findings to media, communication, and social theory

When not to use

• collecting data
• running analyses

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