pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open

1. Round 1This House believes that previously colonised nations should prioritise lobbying for systemic reparations, rather than financial reparationsPractise this motion
2. Round 2This House believes that European centrist parties should seek to form coalitions that include the far right rather than seek coalitions that exclude themPractise this motion
3. Round 3This House prefers a world in which it is the norm to remain singlePractise this motion
4. Round 4This House prefers a world composed of many smaller communes as opposed to a few large empiresPractise this motion
5. Round 5This House believes that countries should adopt an economic policy of non-retaliation against protectionist measures by emerging economiesPractise this motion
6. Open Partial-OctosThis House opposes the glorification of intelligencePractise this motion
7. QuarterfinalsThis House believes that Panama should prioritise rural over urban developmentPractise this motion
8. SemifinalsThis House believes that it is in the interests of Mojtaba Khomenei to introduce social and economic liberal reforms in IranPractise this motion
9. Grand FinalAssuming you're born in a western liberal democracy, This House Prefers to be born as a member of the Baby Boomer generation than as a member of Generation AlphaPractise this motion
10. ESL SemifinalsThis House supports 'L' becoming widely availablePractise this motion
11. ESL FinalsThis House regrets the mass recruitment of Gastarbeiter between 1955 and 1973Practise this motion
12. Novice FinalsThis House would set sail to find the distant landPractise this motion

1. Round 1THS the normalisation of prenuptial agreements.Practise this motion
2. Round 2THBT social movements should adopt the approach of ‘joyful militancy’.Practise this motion
3. Round 3THS political centrism (e.g. favouring moderate policies and bipartisan approaches to political engagement, "reaching across the aisle") as a dominant political ideology.Practise this motion
4. Round 4THBT for students over the age of 14, art and literature curricula should actively include works with violent or sexual themes, as opposed to minimising their role in the curriculum.Practise this motion
5. Round 5THP energy policy and resources across EU Member States to be entirely controlled by an EU-run energy agency.Practise this motion
6. Partial OctofinalsTHBT it is in the interests of highly developed countries to have immigration policy that favours immigrants that are projected to be high-paid instead of low-paid.Practise this motion
7. QuarterfinalsTHO the focus on coming out in LGBTQ media and popular culture.Practise this motion
8. SemifinalsTHBT advocacy for indigenous people should prioritise influencing general government policy over obtaining legal recognition of their status and historical grievances.Practise this motion
9. Grand FinalTHO established states actively curating and promoting a patriotic sense of national identityPractise this motion
10. ESL SemifinalsTHBT Biden should lift all sanctions on Venezuela.Practise this motion
11. ESL FinalsTHP a world where everyone is equipped with a rePlayer.Practise this motion
12. Novice FinalsTHP university admission standards to be based solely on a single ‘high-stake’ standardised exam, as opposed to solely on the average of the pupil’s performance over the course of their studies.Practise this motion

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