This title is a useful work for anyone interested in the roll of academic, competitive debate. Critical thinking and the ability to examine public policy through open debate are essential skills for future leaders. This book opens minds for both the theory and practice of academic debate.

Transforming Debate: The Best of the International Journal of Forensics

Education & Teaching

Jack E. Rogers

Schools & Teaching

International Debate Education Association

This book is an all-in-one introduction to both the theory and practice of democracy, aimed at upper-level high school and university students, as well as civic-minded adults in both old and new democracies. Portions of the book are extracted from the Democracy is a Discussion handbooks.

The Democracy Reader (IDEA (International Debate Education Association))

Sondra Myers

These essays explore current controversies in the theory of competitive academic debate. Selected articles represent opposing viewpoints on significant in-round and out-of-round disputes.

Perspectives in Controversy: Selected Essays from Contemporary Argumentation & Debate

Politics & Social Sciences

Kenneth Broda-Bahm

Social Sciences

Brings together diverse materials related to combating anti-Romani racism. The book presents facts on the human rights situation of Roma in Europe. It also presents arguments surrounding the strategies and approaches used by anti-racism activists in areas including the problem of hate speech

Roma Rights: Race, Justice and Strategies for Equality (Sourcebook on Contemporary Controversies Series)

This text is designed to provide a foundation for effective participation in academic parliamentary debate competition. It explores contemporary parliamentary debate formats and also includes arguments, debate tactics and practice exercises.

Art, Argument, and Advocacy: Mastering Parliamentary Debate

Business & Money

Kate Shuster

Economics

This is the first parliamentary debate textbook for secondary school students. The text is designed to provide a theoretical and practical foundation for effective participation in parliamentary debate in competition or in the classroom. It provides comprehensive instruction, offering a review of argument construction and extension, case development, refutation of argument claims and evidence, and persuasive speaking. The text includes sample arguments, debate tactics, and practice exercises of value to both novice and experienced debaters.

On That Point!: An Introduction to Parliamentary Debate

John Meany

The anthology is designed as a starting point for academic debate about illegal drugs. The 25 reprinted articles cover reducing harm and reduction, law enforcement, supply reduction, the European Union's drug policies, and terrorism and drugs. Each appends suggested topics for debate. They are not i

The Drug Dilemma: Responding to a Growing Crisis (Idea Sourcebooks in Contemporary Controversies)

Jason Stone

Argument and Audience: Presenting debates in public settings. Paperback book.

Argument and Audience: Presenting Debates in Public Settings

Ken Broda-Bahm

Daniela Kempf

William Driscoll

Presents articles which address both sides of the debate about whether the United Nations' International Criminal Court should exist on a continuing basis.

The International Criminal Court: Global Politics and the Quest for Justice (Idea Sourcebooks in Contemporary Controversies)

This book brings together articles discussing controversial questions raised by European Enlargement towards Eastern Europe, Cyprus and Turkey. The author focuses on each of the applicant countries and their views on questions surrounding enlargement, relying on up to date source documents and speeches relevant to these issues. The first section of the book presents points of view from each of the applicant countries with regard to specific problems of European Enlargement, grouped under sections dealing with issues of democratic representation and citizenship rights, social, political and economic impacts of the acquis communautaire requirements, as well as convergence of the current European Union policies--such as the Common Agricultural Policy--to meet to needs of the applicant countries. The second part of the book offers documents including relevant European Union treaties and speeches that represent the European Union stance on these issues. There is a glossary of key terminology.

European Union: Challenges and Promises of a New Enlargement (Idea Sourcebooks on Contemporary Controversies)

Anca Pusca

Children's Books

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