From public-administration-review-skills
Structures theoretical arguments for PAR manuscripts: defines constructs, mechanisms, observable implications, scope conditions, and practitioner so-what.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/public-administration-review-skills:pubar-theory-buildingThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
At PAR a result is not a contribution until it is attached to an **argument public-management scholars
At PAR a result is not a contribution until it is attached to an argument public-management scholars can use elsewhere and a practical implication a manager can act on. This skill turns findings into theory: explicit mechanisms, scope conditions, and observable implications — in the idiom of public administration, where context (institutions, law, political control, public values) is central.
pubar-research-design.Ask two questions:
pubar-topic-selection).【Core claim】one sentence
【Mechanism】the behavioral/organizational story + the managerial lever
【Observable implications】testable consequences → research-design
【Scope conditions】which level / sector / institutional setting
【Portability】who else in PA can use this argument
【Practice so-what】the Evidence-for-Practice seed
【Next】pubar-research-design
../../resources/external_tools.md — measurement and analysis tooling../../resources/official-source-map.md — PAR scope and contribution expectationsnpx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin public-administration-review-skillsStructures the theoretical argument of a JPART manuscript into a portable public-management theory contribution. Defines constructs, mechanisms, observable implications, and scope conditions for theory extension, testing, bounding, or overturning.
Structures the theoretical argument of an APSR manuscript into a discipline-level contribution by defining concepts, mechanisms, observable implications, and scope conditions.
Builds the argument and theoretical contribution of a Governance manuscript—mechanisms, scope conditions, observable implications, and concept formation for comparative work.