Das Internetzeitalter hat auch das Debattieren verändert. Das Leben wird digital, Wissen wird frei verfügbar und Kommunikation so einfach wie nie - wenn man sich findet. Denn das Internet ist leider sehr unübersichtlich. Inspirierende Blogbeiträge, erhellende Hintergrundartikel und unbekannte Perspektiven können leicht verloren gehen. Deshalb verschafft die Achte Minute an dieser Stelle einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Ressourcen, die frei zugänglich von Debattierern für Debattierer bereitgestellt werden. Das Spektrum reicht von metatheoretischen Abhandlungen bis hin zu lustigen Videos. Akademische Lektüre Der erfolgreiche australische Debattierclub Monash Association of Debaters veröffentlicht seit 2002 jährlich das Monash Debating Review. Das Journal kann Beiträge von sehr hoher ...

From the 22nd to the 30th of November, the 12th International Debate Academy Slovenia (IDAS) will be held in Kranjska Gora and in Ljubljana. In the year before, over a hundred students from four different continents attended the Debate Academy, according to the organisers. The first part of IDAS consists of a training program taking place in Kranjska Gora. The second part from the 28th on will be a tournament in Ljubljana, Slovenia's capital. [caption id="attachment_23644" align="alignright" width="280"] Ljubljana[/caption] Videos of past debates and training sessions can be found in the Academy's vimeo channel. During the first days, debaters will listen to lectures ...

The International Debate Academy Slovenia (IDAS) will be held from November 23rd to December 1st. You can attend the instructional week and the British Parliamentary debate tournament. The weeks consists of a full program for trainers, teachers, coaches, club leaders, judges at any level in any debate format. If not interested in the whole programme, you may apply for the tournament only. The application deadline is the 30th of October. The whole event costs 340 euros, the tournament-only option 80 euros. Facilities As displayed by the picture above, participants will be accommodated in Hotel Špik, in the impressive ambient of Kranjska Gora. Results IDAS is mainly ...

Teresa Widlok war zum zweiten Mal auf dem Budapest Open und würde gerne mehr deutsche Teams dort sehen. Lest hier ihren Bericht, der Lust auf mehr macht! Whoever said that sequels are always worse than the original was obviously wrong! The second edition of the BP Open, held in Budapest from 1st to 4th March 2013, was an outstandingly well organized tournament which in many ways even superseded its predecessor. [caption id="attachment_15199" align="alignleft" width="320"] (Zsófia Murányi)[/caption] You can spot a very comfortable feature about the BP Open right when you look at the timetable: the tournament starts at a Friday with only some ...