1 | 3 Teams in debate: UCD L&H C (OG) KU C (OO) GUU C (CG) Haifa B (CO) | 2 | | | Sarah TayⒸ , Arie Mora , Devashish Trivedi | Target vs Mean Based Regulation THW prioritise means-based[1] rather than target-based[2] regulation
[1] e.g of means-based regulations: setting standards that attempt to make the workplace more accessible or banning the use of polluting technologies
[2] e.g of target-based regulations: setting hiring quotas for employees from one particular group, or making companies reduce carbon emissions to X under threat of fines |
2 | 1 Teams in debate: NU C (OG) Bocconi B (OO) Haifa B (CG) Copenhagen C (CO) | 2 | | | Njuguna MachariaⒸ , Elad Cohen , Heidi Silvennoinen , Sameer Shaikh | TH, as a University scholarship fund targeted at marginalized identity groups, W prioritize allocating funds based on merit rather than economic necessity. |
3 | 3 Teams in debate: Aalto A (OG) Haifa B (OO) Charles University A (CG) Split JP (CO) | 4 | | | Jarrod GrantⒸ , Chinmaya Mohan , Ya'arit Segal , Ferat GümüşⓉ | THO the narrative that love (romantic, familial, etc.) is about sacrifice |
4 | 1 Teams in debate: Haifa B (OG) Liverpool B (OO) UCD L&H A (CG) Oxford D (CO) | 4 | | | Mukhtar TashkenbayevⒸ , Reut Ginat , Robert Barrie , Rotem Almog | THBT societal narratives about recovery during crisis should be transformative (attempt to radically change society) rather than restorative (attempt to stabilise current crisis) |
5 | 3 Teams in debate: RRIS + L/J (OG) Haifa B (OO) KU B (CG) RRIS BM (CO) | 6 | | | Zi Cheng HuangⒸ , Clarence Huang , Eirini Kolimatsi , Niall DinneenⓉ | TH, as the Spanish government, would give Catalonia a chartered regime |
6 | 1 Teams in debate: Aberdeen BF (OG) Ljubljana GU (OO) Oxford E (CG) Haifa B (CO) | 6 | | | Miriam KalmanⒸ , Clarence Huang , Tomislav Veble , Umar Buckus | THBT social movements should follow social marxism |
7 | 1 Teams in debate: Haifa B (OG) Durham B (OO) Aberdeen DW (CG) UCD L&H B (CO) | 6 | | | Dino WildiⒸ , Franjo Jurkin , Maya Tamir , Shibhangi Ghose | THR Germany's decision to go ahead with the Nord Stream 2 deal with Russia |
8 | 1 Teams in debate: KU B (OG) Uni Würzburg (OO) Haifa B (CG) Bar-Ilan B (CO) | 6 | | | Heidi SilvennoinenⒸ , Ariela Diamond , Niall Dinneen , Omar Shalabby | High Employment Rates vs Tech Advancement THBT states should prioritise high employment rates at the expense of significantly slowing down technological advancement (e.g. taxing automation, setting a minimum quota for human employees, or banning/limiting use of certain technologies) |
9 | 3 Teams in debate: URJC A (OG) SDUL J M (OO) Haifa B (CG) Corvinus B (CO) | 8 | | | Gazi MahtabⒸ , Anamta Atiq , Fatma Gul Yoldas , Franjo Jurkin | In functioning democracies with one dominant political party, THP opposition parties to predominantly campaign on the basis of moral character (e.g. integrity, transparency, corruption) rather than predominantly on specific issues and policies (e.g. unemployment, education, the environment). |