Skill UI

This guide helps scholars rigorously defend the methodological design of academic papers, particularly in International Relations and Comparative Politics. It covers advanced techniques such as process tracing, case selection logic, quantitative cross-national panel data analysis (DID, IV, RDD), and experimental design. Its core purpose is to strengthen causal claims by explicitly addressing selection bias, defining scope conditions, and ruling out major rival explanations.

This skill guides the creation of self-contained, highly accessible, and reproducible exhibits (tables, figures, maps) for World Politics manuscripts. It addresses strict length limits by differentiating between core arguments (in the article) and supplementary material (online appendix). It emphasizes visual communication excellence, moving beyond simple coefficient tables to forest plots and event studies to convey magnitude and uncertainty effectively.