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Literature review

Organise a body of research by argument rather than by author, so the gap your work fills becomes obvious.

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Literature reviewMethod implicationsWhat approach the gap demandsThe gapWhy it is worth studyingWhat nobody has studiedWhere they disagreeWhat the disagreement turns onThe live debateWhere they agreeSettled findingsSchool of thought 2LimitationsEvidence baseKey authorsCore claimSchool of thought 1LimitationsEvidence baseKey authorsCore claimResearch questionScopeWhy it mattersThe question

What is inside

  • Literature review
  • Research question
  • The question
  • Why it matters
  • Scope
  • School of thought 1
  • Core claim
  • Key authors
  • Evidence base
  • Limitations
  • School of thought 2
  • Core claim
  • Key authors
  • Evidence base
  • Limitations
  • Where they agree
  • Settled findings
  • Where they disagree
  • The live debate
  • What the disagreement turns on
  • The gapThe gap is the whole point of the review. Make it explicit.
  • What nobody has studied
  • Why it is worth studying
  • Method implications
  • What approach the gap demands

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