TY - JOUR AB - Purpose This paper aims to illuminate the characteristics of Analytic and Continental scholarship to generate a deeper appreciation for both writing styles in the consumer culture theory (CCT) community.Design/methodology/approach Two CCT researchers discuss the merits of Analytic and Continental scholarship in an accessible dialogical format.Findings Analytic ideals of scholarship, espoused by elite academic journals, include conceptual rigor, logical claims, theoretical coherence, researcher agnosticism and broad generalizability. Continental ideals of scholarship, more likely to be espoused by niche and/or critical journals, include creative writing, holistic interpretation, intellectual imagination, political provocation and deep contextualization.Originality/value This dialogue may build more understanding across variously oriented scholars, literatures, and journals in the CCT community. VL - 22 IS - 3 SN - 1352-2752 DO - 10.1108/QMR-07-2017-0112 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/QMR-07-2017-0112 AU - Bajde Domen AU - Gopaldas Ahir PY - 2019 Y1 - 2019/01/01 TI - What makes a good paper? Analytic and Continental ideals in consumer culture theory T2 - Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 270 EP - 277 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -