This assignment is an opportunity to explore more fully any of the topics or theories that we cover in the course. This paper should demonstrate a good effort to find relevant sources in the scholarly literature on the question. A minimum of 5 peer-reviewed sources is required.
Question: The environmental racism discourse took root first in the United States, in the context of the disproportionate exposures of African-American and Hispanic communities to environmental harms. How does this discourse work in other contexts—nationally or globally? You may choose to focus on the Canadian case if you wish.
Some suggested authors (Canadian case): Michael Mascarenhas, Sara Wiebe, Randy Haluza-DeLay, Cheryl Teelucksingh, Andil Gosine, Jen Preston, Laura Westra, Howard McCurdy, Sarah Wakefield, Arn Keeling, John Sandlos, Kaitlyn Mitchell, Zachary D’Onofrio, Christina Dhillon, Michael G. Young, Julian Agyeman, Bob Evans
Please focus on Canadian case (you can compare environmental discourse in US and Canada by discussing how it is different and why). Please provide case studies and use terminology that is relevant to the topic of environmental racism discourse from a political science perspective.
The research paper should contain in text citations and a bibliography with relevant sources (minimum 5 peer reviewed). Please use the works of the authors listed above for this research paper. You should also provide your own preliminary conclusions of arguments made by the authors.
The paper should be divided into coherent paragraphs with a good flow from one idea to another (Introduction,body paragraphs and conclusion). No plagiarism please. Paraphrase and cite ideas (that are not your own) wherever needed.
Provide the complete reference for the style manual used on the title page of your essay. (Do not include the manual reference in your bibliography or list of references.)
When using references in your paper, make sure that it is evident to your reader why you are citing a particular source at the end of a sentence. To do this, identify the source of your data or of the argument or interpretation in the sentence itself. Here’s an example.
Do not write:
The February 2010 White Paper revealed a significant shift in government policy toward the regulation of gold mining (Smith 2006, 12).
[This sentence implies that this is your opinion, based on your reading of the document, and so it is confusing to the reader to see another author cited at the end of the sentence. If, in fact, you are reporting someone else’s interpretation of the meaning of the document, state this clearly.]
Write:
In the view of Margaret Smith (2006, 12), an environmental lawyer at CELA, the February 2010 White Paper revealed a significant shift in government policy toward the regulation of gold mining.
[In this example, you see that the reader is also given some information about the expertise or background of the person whose interpretation you are reporting; this helps the reader to assess the significance of the opinion. Always introduce your sources in this way when you first refer to them. We generally state the full name of the source, too, the first time we cite that source, but not subsequently.]