Wednesday, April 27, 2011

What will next years Debate Topic be? One of these 9 topics, thats what!

Each year, extensive research papers are written proposing potential debate topics for the upcoming policy debate season.  This year, nine topics papers were submitted.  Below you will find the nine topics listed and links to the paper for each topic.  Which topic do you think would be the most interesting to debate?

Education
2011 Update http://www.cedadebate.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2384.0;attach=667
2010 Paper http://www.cedadebate.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2384.0;attach=668

Failed States http://www.cedadebate.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2383.0;attach=666

Reformation of Financial Institutions http://www.cedadebate.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2386.0;attach=669

Foreign Assistance to India http://www.cedadebate.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2382.0;attach=665

Critical Infrastructure http://www.cedadebate.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2376.0;attach=659

Prison Reform http://www.cedadebate.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2381.0;attach=664

Corporate Tax Reform http://www.cedadebate.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2374.0;attach=657

Treaty Ratification
2011 Update http://www.cedadebate.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2377.0;attach=661
2010 Paper http://www.cedadebate.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2377.0;attach=660

Democracy Promotion in the Middle East/ North Africa http://www.cedadebate.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2380.0;attach=662

Highlight Video from the First Annual Frederick Douglass Debates

Below is the link to a short highlight video of the First Annual Frederick Douglass Debates held at Seabrook Auditorium on the campus of Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville, North Carolina) between FSU and Methodist University on February 14th, 2011.  This video was produced by students in the FSU Communication Department.


Watch the video here!