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860-0009-01L

Policy Debate II

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Abstract

In this seminar, students engage in a critical assessment of and debate on contemporary policy issues, drawing upon scientific literature presented in other courses of the MSc STP programme.

Objective

Through active engagement in policy-related discourse, students enhance their capacity to assess and engage with academic literature that addresses contemporary policy challenges. Additionally, they also enhance their presentaton and debating skills.

Content

The students will be organized into teams, with each team assigned the task of presenting a topic during one of the seminar meetings. Subsequently, the students will be tasked with leading a discussion on the designated topic.

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