A former middle school teacher offers a series of tips on how educators can teach young people to engage in more civil discourse.
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As part of the Grenoble École de Management’s 2018 Geopolitics Festival, four scholars explored the art of debate -- an antidote for toxic conversations in the fake-news era.
The fourth is the Oxford-style debate series, this article argues that "the impact reflected by Trump is here to stay".
Educators must work to ensure inclusion with diverse student bodies, yet it seems inevitable that in today's world, talking about identity issues can be risky and emotional. So how to move forward?
The carbon tax is an unpopular and deeply unequal measure. And Sweden, given as an example in this field, needs to be examined more closely.
Third in the Oxford-style debate series, this article argues against the motion that “the impact reflected by Trump is here to stay” by focusing on the transitory nature of his presidency.
School moots are becoming an increasingly popular way to teach young people about the value of human rights.
France’s parliament is debating a law that would allow “fake news” to be censored. While the outcome is uncertain, the precedent is dangerous.
In the second article in the Oxford-style debate series “The impact reflected by Trump is here to stay”, Prince C. Oguguo argues that Donald Trump’s impact will outlive his presidency.
As part of the Grenoble École de Management’s 2018 Geopolitics Festival, four scholars explored the art of debate -- an antidote for toxic conversations in the fake-news era.
Land expropriation without compensation in South Africa will be resolved by opening up the economy and addressing inequalities.
Thanks to new deep-learning techniques, AI has the potential to analyse, improve and contribute to the process of human discussion.
Your ideas are not immune to criticism just because you express them with sincerity: people are worthy of respect, ideas are not.
How candidates say things matters just as much as whether they stuck to the facts.
Trump had one last chance to rescue his flagging campaign. He blew it.
When students are genuinely listened to and understood, and their proposed solutions to problems are taken seriously, real change can happen in university faculties.
Given the chance to redefine both himself and his opponent, Donald Trump turned in a catastrophic performance – and Hillary Clinton handled him just right.
Even Trump and Clinton have oratorical anxieties. Here are some research-based strategies presidential candidates and the rest of us can use to overcome them.
Controversial arguments and ideas should be listened to and open to public scrutiny. Only then can we expose those ideas found wanting and lacking any credibility.
South Africa needs to build a mental infrastructure that will allow people to individually and collectively engage in a bold, courageous and trutfhul dialogue.
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Associate Professor in People, Organizations, Society, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
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Lecturer in Critical Thinking, Curriculum Director–UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Doctoral Researcher, Management of Technology and Strategy, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
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Associate Professor, First Year College, Victoria University
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Head of Department, Journalism, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Lecturer, School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies, Monash University
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Director, Climate Change Communication Research Hub, Monash University
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Professor of Law, Drake University
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Associate Professor, Political Science, Emory University
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Professor of Information Studies, Syracuse University
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Emeritus Professor of History, Lancaster University
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Assistant Professor of History of Behavioral Science, The Ohio State University
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Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW
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Researcher at Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK. Previously, The University of Queensland
