Skip to content

running-document.md

Latest commit

 

History

History
114 lines (83 loc) · 4.96 KB

running-document.md

File metadata and controls

114 lines (83 loc) · 4.96 KB

Running Document — Research Paper: "Adaptive Governance in Coastal Communities"

Last updated: 2026-03-01
Current phase: Writing — Chapter 4 (Cross-case Analysis)
Share this file + canonical-numbers.md at start of every writing session.

Project Overview

Paper: Adaptive Governance Mechanisms in Coastal Climate Communities
Owner: Dr. Amara Diallo
AI collaborator role: Drafting, editing, literature synthesis, argument development
Start date: 2025-09-01
Target submission: 2026-06-15 (Global Environmental Change)

Primary goal: Submit a publication-ready paper to GEC by 15 June 2026

Current Draft State

Overall: ~68% complete

Section Status Word count Notes
Abstract DRAFT 280 Needs update after Chapter 4 complete
1. Introduction COMPLETE 1,200 Approved
2. Literature Review COMPLETE 3,100 Approved
3. Methodology COMPLETE 2,400 Approved
4. Cross-case Analysis IN PROGRESS 2,100 ~50% done
5. Discussion NOT STARTED — Begin after Chapter 4
6. Conclusion NOT STARTED — —
References ONGOING 43 refs Adding as writing progresses

Target word count: 9,000–10,000 words (journal requirement)

Active Context

Current focus:

  • Chapter 4, Section 4.2: Institutional Bricolage comparison across three cases
  • Need to integrate Semarang interview data (4 interviews, transcribed)
  • Need to write Section 4.3: Community participation patterns

Key constraints:

  • Supervisor review meeting: 2026-03-15 — need Chapter 4 draft by then
  • Cartagena case has thinnest data (only 2 interviews vs 5 each for others)
  • Page limit: 10,000 words — currently tracking to ~10,400 — need to cut ~500 words

Open questions:

  • Should Section 4.3 address participation failures (not just successes)? → Ask supervisor
  • Semarang Interview 3 contradicts Interview 1 on timeline — how to handle? → Decision needed
  • GEC requires ORCID — Amara needs to register → Action item, due before submission

Decisions Log

Date Decision Rationale Status
2025-09-15 IAD framework as primary lens Supervisor recommendation; established in coastal governance literature STANDING
2025-11-02 Drop fourth case study (Mombasa) Insufficient primary source data after fieldwork STANDING
2026-01-14 Lock terminology (see strategy-master.md §4.3) AI was using "adaptive" and "resilience" interchangeably STANDING
2026-01-28 Use Tables not prose for cross-case comparison Clearer for readers; fits GEC submission format STANDING
2026-02-20 Cartagena data: note limitation rather than treat as equal Only 2 interviews — cannot claim same evidential weight STANDING

Rules & Agreements

  • All citations: from canonical-numbers.md only. If AI suggests a citation, paste it to Amara for manual library verification before adding to canonical file.
  • AI must use terminology exactly as defined in strategy-master.md §4.3
  • Any time AI introduces a new argument or re-frames an existing one, it must flag it: "ARGUMENT FLAG: I am suggesting X. This is new — do you want to accept it?"
  • Session start: share this file + canonical-numbers.md
  • If AI produces a statistic Amara doesn't recognize, stop and trace it before continuing

Corrections & Lessons

Date What went wrong How it was fixed What changed
2025-11-15 AI cited "Chen et al., 2021" — paper does not exist Removed citation; searched manually Added rule: all citations must be in canonical file
2026-01-10 AI used "resilience" where paper uses "adaptive capacity" Corrected; added terminology lock to strategy-master Terminology lock now in strategy
2026-02-08 AI drifted into discussing national policy (out of scope) Cut section; refocused on municipal Added explicit out-of-scope reminder

Session Notes

2026-03-01 (Chapter 4.2 draft session):

  • AI produced ~900 word draft for Section 4.2
  • One ARGUMENT FLAG triggered: AI suggested framing bricolage as "failure of formal institutions" → Amara decided: no, frame as "creative use of informal resources" — corrected in draft
  • Citation: Cleaver (2012) flagged by AI as relevant → Amara verified → Added to canonical file
  • Next: Integrate Semarang interviews 3 and 4 into Section 4.2

2026-02-20 (Cartagena limitation decision):

  • AI flagged: Cartagena data is visibly thinner — only 2 interviews vs 5 for other cases
  • Decision made: note limitation explicitly in methodology and interpretation
  • Updated Running Document and Canonical Numbers accordingly

References

  • Strategy Master: strategy-master.md
  • Canonical Numbers (all citations): canonical-numbers.md
  • Failure Log: failure-log.md
  • Raw interview transcripts: Encrypted local drive, /Research/Fieldwork/2025/