TY - JOUR
T1 - Return to the Isle of Ted
T2 - Simulating the Collective Action Problem of Climate Change
AU - Mitchell, Jocelyn Sage
N1 - Funding Information:
This simulation—and the course as a whole—is a result of much community support at Northwestern University in Qatar. I thank Christopher James Macintosh Sparshott, my co-professor in Ways of Knowing, for three years of development, innovation, and learning together; Sandra L. Richards for her leadership in our liberal arts program that led to the creation of this course; Scott Curtis for his pedagogical prowess and gentle but firm editing; and our students, who have helped improve Ways of Knowing every year with their interest, enthusiasm, and good humor. Nick Mitchell deserves special thanks as the originator of the fishing Excel spreadsheet! I also thank participants at TEACHx, Northwestern University, May 2019, and the panel, “Teaching Political Science: Using Simulations in the Classroom,” American Political Science Association, August 2019, as well as anonymous reviewers for useful feedback. The publication of this article was funded by the Qatar National Library. n
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PY - 2020/7/1
Y1 - 2020/7/1
N2 - This article modifies the classic Isle of Ted simulation to teach students about the collective action problems associated with climate change. Modifications include the introduction of a common-pool resource (i.e., fish) and increased pirate attacks to model rising climate threats and unequal distribution of risk. A return to the Isle of Ted enables a deeper engagement with specific collective action problems of climate change, including the tragedy of the commons and issues of global inequality. This article provides a road map for the incorporation of this modified simulation into active-learning classrooms.
AB - This article modifies the classic Isle of Ted simulation to teach students about the collective action problems associated with climate change. Modifications include the introduction of a common-pool resource (i.e., fish) and increased pirate attacks to model rising climate threats and unequal distribution of risk. A return to the Isle of Ted enables a deeper engagement with specific collective action problems of climate change, including the tragedy of the commons and issues of global inequality. This article provides a road map for the incorporation of this modified simulation into active-learning classrooms.
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U2 - 10.1017/S1049096519002221
DO - 10.1017/S1049096519002221
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85082513939
SN - 1049-0965
VL - 53
SP - 547
EP - 555
JO - PS - Political Science and Politics
JF - PS - Political Science and Politics
IS - 3
ER -
