User:Cl115

Hello! My name is Christine, and I am a student at Rice University. I am interested in learning and writing about the social problems of our age and how to solve them through a human capabilities approach. I hope to learn more about social inequalities and gain valuable feedback as a writer for Wikipedia. Feel free to reach out to me on my talk page or email me at cl115@rice.edu!

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PJHC Spring 2022 Topic of Choice

This spring, I plan on making substantial edits to the article on "energy poverty."

I want to study energy poverty because it is an important topic within the discussion of climate crisis and societal instability because it touches on issues of sustainability, development, equity, and climate change. As discussions of climate change and sustainable development continue to progress, it’s important that the public has a nuanced understanding of “energy poverty” and how it plays into the greater picture of being a barrier for people to actualize their full capabilities. As the article currently stands, it is particularly weak in “intersectional effects” by only including analyses on gender, education, and development. Additionally, the article lacks any form of regional analysis, so energy poverty appears to be a monolithic problem whereas it is felt in different ways depending on the global regions.

I plan to add new sections that focus on the regional disparities and effects of energy poverty. Additionally, I want to add more intersectional dimensions of energy poverty to include health and climate change on top of simply gender, education, and development.

Topics of Interest (PJHC Spring 2022)

Topic 1

“Energy poverty” is currently rated as a C-class article of high-importance under WikiProject Energy and WikiProject climate change. As conversations of climate change and sustainable development continue to progress, topics such as energy poverty will become increasingly relevant as we seek to make a more equitable and sustainable place. In general, the article is too broad and more specific information is needed to give a better picture of energy poverty across the world and how different people groups feel the effects of energy poverty. Although the “Intersectional effects” section has a gender and education section, the intersectional effects of energy poverty are more far-reaching than these two sectors. Thus, I hope to add more discussion of how energy poverty effects all aspects of life and its role in sustainable development.

Scholarly Resources:

Alem, Yonas, and Eyoual Demeke. “The Persistence of Energy Poverty: A Dynamic Probit Analysis.” Energy economics 90, no. August 2020 (2020): 104789–.

Bouzarovski, Stefan, and Saska Petrova. “A Global Perspective on Domestic Energy Deprivation: Overcoming the Energy Poverty–fuel Poverty Binary.” Energy research & social science 10 (2015): 31–40.

Chakravarty, Shoibal, and Massimo Tavoni. “Energy Poverty Alleviation and Climate Change Mitigation: Is There a Trade Off?” Energy economics 40 (2013): S67–S73.

Day, Rosie, Gordon Walker, and Neil Simcock. “Conceptualising Energy Use and Energy Poverty Using a Capabilities Framework.” Energy policy 93 (2016): 255–264.

DellaValle, Nives. “People’s Decisions Matter: Understanding and Addressing Energy Poverty with Behavioral Economics.” Energy and buildings 204 (2019): 109515–.

Gouveia, João Pedro, Pedro Palma, and Sofia G Simoes. “Energy Poverty Vulnerability Index: A Multidimensional Tool to Identify Hotspots for Local Action.” Energy reports 5 (2019): 187–201.

Koomson, Isaac, and Michael Danquah. “Financial Inclusion and Energy Poverty: Empirical Evidence from Ghana.” Energy economics 94 (2021): 105085–.

Petrova, Saska, Neil Simcock, and Harriet Thomson. “Energy Poverty and Vulnerability : a Global Perspective / Edited by Neil Simcock, Harriet Thomson, Saska Petrova and Stefan Bouzarovski.” In Energy Poverty and Vulnerability : a Global Perspective. New York: Routledge, 2018.

Sadath, Anver C, and Rajesh H Acharya. “Assessing the Extent and Intensity of Energy Poverty Using Multidimensional Energy Poverty Index: Empirical Evidence from Households in India.” Energy policy 102 (2017): 540–550.

Simcock, Neil, Harriet Thomson, Saska Petrova, and Stefan Bouzarovski. Energy Poverty and Vulnerability: A Global Perspective. 1st ed. Milton: Routledge, 2018.

Topic 2

“Human development (economics)" is currently rated as a start-class article of mid-importance. The current page is a result of a merge between “Human development theory” and “Human development (economics).” Thus, the current article focuses primarily on measuring human development through our current metrics of the Human Poverty Index, Social Progress Index, etc. It would be helpful to also include a theory section of how human development drives economics and also link to other pages that would provide more information about specific approaches to human development. I would also re-write the “history” section and possibly re-structure the article to keep the human development measurements under one section.

Scholarly Resources:

Castells‐Quintana, David, Vicente Royuela, and Fabian Thiel. “Inequality and Sustainable Development: Insights from an Analysis of the Human Development Index.” Sustainable development (Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) 27, no. 3 (2019): 448–460.

Chowdhury, Shyamal, and Lyn Squire. “Setting Weights for Aggregate Indices: An Application to the Commitment to Development Index and Human Development Index.” The Journal of development studies 42, no. 5 (2006): 761–771.

Engineer, Merwan H, Nilanjana Roy, and Sari Fink. “‘Healthy’ Human Development Indices.” Social indicators research 99, no. 1 (2010): 61–80.

Gosney, Matthew W., and Claretha Hughes. The History of Human Resource Development : Understanding the Unexplored Philosophies, Theories, and Methodologies / Matthew W. Gosney and Claretha Hughes. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Hartmann, Dominik. Economic Complexity and Human Development: How Economic Diversification and Social Networks Affect Human Agency and Welfare. 1st ed. Vol. 110. London: Routledge, 2014.

Haq, Mahbub ul. Reflections on Human Development : How the Focus of Development Economics Shifted from National Income Accounting to People-Centred Policies, Told by One of the Chief Architects of the New Paradigm / Mahbub Ul Haq. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.

Maynes, Mary Jo, and Ann Waltner. “Temporalities and Periodization in Deep History: Technology, Gender, and Benchmarks of ‘Human Development.’” Social science history 36, no. 1 (2012): 60–83.

Mensah, Justice. “Sustainable Development: Meaning, History, Principles, Pillars, and Implications for Human Action: Literature Review.” Cogent social sciences 5, no. 1 (2019): 1653531–.

Stewart, Frances, Gustav Ranis, and Emma Samman. Advancing Human Development : Theory and Practice / Frances Stewart, Gustav Ranis, and Emma Samman. First edition. Oxford, United Kingdom ;: Oxford University Press, 2018.

Welzel, Christian, Ronald Inglehart, And Hans-Dieter Kligemann. “The Theory of Human Development: A Cross-Cultural Analysis.” European journal of political research 42, no. 3 (2003): 341–379.

Topics of Interest (PJHC Fall 2019)

"Women in Africa" is a parent page to many child articles regarding women in African countries, but I found it lacking in providing a basic overview of women’s rights issues in Africa such as education, gainful employment, property rights, reproductive health/maternal healthcare, and domestic violence. The current article is poorly organized with hard to distinguish sub-sections and provides unbalanced coverage to countries. For example, regarding the section “Sexual harassment and gender-based violence,” the only two topics mentioned are female genital cutting in Ethiopia and domestic violence in Benin. In short, I want to expand their existing stubs about women’s education, domestic violence, and reproductive health/maternal healthcare. This article is currently rated as “Start-class, Top-importance.”

"Kinship care" currently provides a lot of in-depth information about kinship care in the US, but does not provide balanced coverage to other regions across the world. This article would be stronger if the article reflected the different forms and variations of kinship care around the world.

References for "Women in Africa"

Badrī, Balqīs Yūsuf, and Tripp, Aili Mari. Women’s Activism in Africa : Struggles for Rights and Representation / Edited by Balghis Badri and Aili Mari Tripp. London, UK: Zed Books Ltd, 2017.

Frederiksen, Bodil Folke, Munive, Jairo, and Frederiksen, Bodil Folke. “Young Men and Women in Africa: Conflicts, Enterprise and Aspiration.” Young 18, no. 3 (August 2010): 249–258.

Hafkin, Nancy J., and Bay, Edna G. Women in Africa : Studies in Social and Economic Change / Edited by Nancy J. Hafkin and Edna G. Bay. Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press, 1976.

Kenya : the Role of Women in Economic Development. Washington, D.C., U.S.A: World Bank, 1989.

Kevane, Michael. Women and Development in Africa : How Gender Works / Michael Kevane. Boulder, Colo: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004.

Kuenyehia, Akua. Women & Law in West Africa : Situational Analysis of Some Key Issues Affecting Women / Edited by Akua Kuenyehia. Legon [Ghana: Women and Law in West Africa, 1998.

Muhanguzi, F. (2011). Gender and sexual vulnerability of young women in Africa: experiences of young girls in secondary schools in Uganda. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 13(6), 713–725. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2011.571290

Parpart, Jane L. Women and Development in Africa : Comparative Perspectives / Edited by Jane L. Parpart. Lanham: University Press of America, 1989.

Swai, Elinami Veraeli. Beyond Women’s Empowerment in Africa : Exploring Dislocation and Agency / Elinami Veraeli Swai. First edition. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Tinago, Cb, Ingram, La, Frongillo, Ea, Blake, CE, Engelsmann, B, and Simmons, D. “Conceptualizations of Nutrition and Food Choice Behaviors Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Harare, Zimbabwe.” Faseb Journal 31, no. s1 (April 2017).

Vaz, Ana, Pratley, Pierre, and Alkire, Sabina. “Measuring Women’s Autonomy in Chad Using the Relative Autonomy Index.” Feminist Economics (October 29, 2015).

Wanyeki, Lynne Muthoni. Women and Land in Africa : Culture, Religion and Realizing Women’s Right’s / Edited by L. Muthoni Wanyeki. London ;: Zed Books, 2003.

Wojcicki, Janet M, van Der Straten, Ariane, and Padian, Nancy. “Bridewealth and Sexual and Reproductive Practices Among Women in Harare, Zimbabwe.” AIDS Care 22, no. 6 (June 1, 2010): 705–710. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09540120903349094.