The Subversive Potential of Wikipedia: A Resource for Diversifying Political Science Content Online

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The Subversive Potential of Wikipedia: A Resource for Diversifying Political Science Content Online

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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2020. Wikipedia is a powerful tool that reinforces dominant knowledge paradigms, especially those emanating from the Global North. Simultaneously, it has subversive potential to challenge these paradigms, offering a far-reaching platform to voices that have been traditionally marginalized and underserved. Despite this potential, instructors often employ an "abstinence approach" to Wikipedia, telling students to avoid using it in their academi...

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2020

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Claire Timperley

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https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_Subversive_Potential_of_Wikipedia_A_Resour...

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Political science not elsewhere classified / Political Science & Public Administration / Political Science not elsewhere classified

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