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Course name
Democracy, Science, and Climate Justice
Institution
Yale University
Instructor
Helene Landemore
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Political Science
Course dates
2021-09-08 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-25 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


Why is democracy, the most common regime form around the world, so slow in handling the vital threat of climate change? What role do scientists play and should play in a democracy? How should we approach the question of climate and environmental justice both at the local level, where climate change and pollution have a differential impact on different socio-economic and racialized communities, and at the global level, where the countries and people most affected by climate change have the least say and the biggest culprits few incentives to change their ways? This course aims to explore the intersection of democratic theory, science, and climate and environmental justice from the perspective of an empirically-informed political philosophy.

Student Assigned Reviewing
MathisBitton Confucianism
RyanOfman 1995 Chicago heat wave, Environmental Racism Environmental migrant, Climate change and poverty
StellaCS Environmental personhood
Katieebinger Virginia Clean Economy Act Energy democracy, Environmental politics
Asircar Public opinion on climate change Climate communication, Environmental migrant
Mattwsong Belt and Road Initiative
Melvin1122 Climate change and poverty
Jenkinsjz Energy democracy Confucianism, Climate ethics
Zainabeff Climate ethics
Conradfrench Environmental politics
JenniferMelo7
Sregor4 Climate communication
Upuslay Climate communication Public opinion on climate change, Virginia Clean Economy Act
Ktschlick Environmental migrant Environmental personhood
Saxifragerussell National Environmental Policy Act Public opinion on climate change
Nalyd24 Anthropocene
Rthomas026 Public opinion on climate change
Chrissamp28 The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act
Vijay.p.pathak Ecoauthoritarianism
Steffeskevin Car dependency

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:

Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 October 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Environmental Sciences

History

Political Science

Sociology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 October 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 November 2021
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay
Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 December 2021
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.