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ajps-theory-building

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Use when building the theoretical argument of an American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) manuscript — whether empirical with explicit mechanisms, formal/game-theoretic, or measurement-driven. AJPS rewards testable theory tightly linked to the empirical strategy, with hypotheses stated before the results. Structures the argument; it does not run analyses.

When to use

• building theoretical argument for AJPS manuscript
• structuring empirical papers with explicit mechanisms
• structuring formal or game-theoretic papers
• structuring measurement-driven papers
• stating mechanisms, assumptions, and scope conditions
• generating testable expectations
• deciding what to model in formal modeling

When not to use

• running analyses
• validating data

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