User:Treehugger30/Evaluate an Article

Evaluation

Which article are you evaluating?
Just transition

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article as I was interested to see how the term was defined and explained in a way that is accessible to a reader who is unaware. Since Just Transition is a very broad term which is used in a variety of contexts I wanted to evaluate how the Wikipedia volunteers aimed to condense this in simple terms that also are not regressive to the subject.

My preliminary impression was that the article did a good job at holistically defining and explaining what Just Transition is. However, it does not go into enough details to adequately inform the reader enough on the topic.

Evaluate the article
In my opinion, the strongest aspect of this article was the lead section. The authors accurately defined Just Transition in a concise and informative manner for the unaware reader looking for a quick overview. However, one weakness in the lead section is the overemphasis on the movements related to Just Transition in Europe without more inclusive and representative examples of just transition movements across the world, particularly areas inhabited by majority underrepresented populations. The main content of the article is useful but it also does not elaborate on what was brought up in the lead section. The lead section delves into grassroots just transition movements, however, the rest of the article's content focuses on how just transition was included in climate legislation and resolutions brought up in the UN and the EU. Also, once again, there is no mention of just transition frameworks in non-Western parts of the world. As a result, the content does not successfully address Wikipedia's equity gap of focusing on underrepresented populations.

Apart from the aforementioned flaws in the content, the article in general is well-written and has a neutral tone. It is organized coherently and intuitively under relevant subheadings except for the subheading 'definitions.' The content is incomplete and does not reflect the title of the subheading. As previously stated, research on Europe and the EU is overrepresented while other parts of the world are neglected in this article. The photo used in this article is relevant, however, it is not great quality and does not provide much background to the topic. The sources are all reliable, however, the authors only review one peer-reviewed article throughout the piece. The authors provide a useful list of academic articles on the topic, however, it is very short and could be expanded to include new articles on the topic.

Overall, this Wikipedia article about Just Transition is a great star, however, more work needs to be done. It provides an adequate and concise definition and description of just transition, however, the content should be further expanded with more relevant information that varies across time and the use of the concept in different regions of the world, particularly those underrepresented in environmental research.