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World Affairs Challenge Research Planning Guide

World Affairs Challenge Research Planning Guide. Center For Teaching International Relations, University of Denver Project Spera 2006: Conflict in the Contemporary World. World Affairs Challenge The Topic. Choose an issue relating to the yearly theme

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World Affairs Challenge Research Planning Guide

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  1. World Affairs ChallengeResearch Planning Guide Center For Teaching International Relations, University of Denver Project Spera 2006: Conflict in the Contemporary World

  2. World Affairs ChallengeThe Topic • Choose an issue relating to the yearly theme • Search the written Resource Guide for topics of interest • Start with two or three topics then narrow down to one • After you select your topic, you will need great depth and width of information relating to your topic—dig deep • Majority of your time will be spent doing research and your presentation is the culmination of your study

  3. World Affairs ChallengeThe Question • Make sure your question will provide the framework and purpose for your research • Create a question that is both arguable and relevant • Be sure it addresses the heart of the issue • The question should encourage inquiry-not a question that can be answered with yes or no • Include important political or philosophical issues

  4. World Affairs ChallengeGuided Research ? ? • Who? • Where? • What? • Why? • When? • How? ? ?

  5. World Affairs ChallengeWho • Ask yourself who is involved in the selected topic area? • Are there individuals or groups who base their research on the topic? • Are there national or international organizations who deal with the topic? • Who is trying to address the problem? • Are there specific nations who are dealing with the issue? • Who suffers or benefits? • Do different groups have different viewpoints?

  6. World Affairs ChallengeWhere • In what areas of the world is this topic a concern or priority? • Are there specific nations, regions, or states that deal with the issue? • Where do the funds come from to finance solutions? • Where do the funds come from that finance the problem?

  7. World Affairs ChallengeWhat • What is the issue? Define terms that may not be familiar or are specific to your topic. • What causes the problem? • What is being done to resolve the issue? • What has been proposed or attempted in the past to resolve the issue? • What are the advantages and disadvantages to possible solutions? • What strategies have been successful-or unsuccessful?

  8. World Affairs ChallengeWhy • Is the topic historically a problem? Why? • Why is it currently a problem? • Do people, organizations or companies deal with the issue? Why? • Why is this issue a global problem?

  9. World Affairs ChallengeWhen • When did the issue become a problem? • Is the problem occurring now? • Has this issue been a problem in the past? • Will it be an issue in the future? • When will a solution be feasible?

  10. World Affairs ChallengeHow • How will the problem be solved? • How has it effected the present? • How will it effect the future? • How does this problem affect us at the global, national and local levels? • How do different cultures or people view the issue? • How do international, national or local laws effect the problem?

  11. World Affairs ChallengeThe Solution As part of the study of a global issue, it is vital to know what can be done, what has been successful and what has been unsuccessful. You should also understand that often there is more than one perspective on a global issue. Try to look at the problem through different eyes (the individual, the town, the region, the state, the corporation or organization, the nation, the world). As individuals we can be part of the global solution. Research the topic and analyze the possible solutions to the selected issue. Decide why certain resolutions were or were not successful. Analyze the solutions and then brainstorm a list of your own possible solutions. You may elaborate on an existing resolution or create an original solution. Be prepared to discuss and critique your solutions.

  12. Re-enactment Slide Show News Broadcast Puppet show Play/Skit Documentary Power Point Presentation Web Page Simulation Role Playing Movie Point-Counterpoint/ Debate Press Conference TV/Radio Show Model/Product demonstration Talk Show Game Show Time Travel Case Studies World Affairs ChallengeFormal Presentation Presentations Ideas

  13. Write your speech or other information on index cards Practice your presentation in front of your class or parents Have an English teacher give you feedback on your grammar and presentation skills Do a dress rehearsal Strengthen your research with details, examples, quotes, biographies, names of organizations and support Divide up the responsibilities Use the checklist to evaluate yourself World Affairs ChallengeFormal Presentation Things to do Before the Big Day

  14. _____Do you approach the problem on a global level? _____Do you use relevant facts? _____Do you propose a innovative yet reasonable solution? _____Are you creative and original in your presentation? _____Do you speak loud enough to be heard by everyone? _____Do you observe the time limit? _____Do you rehearse and memorize your roles? _____Do you capture the attention of the audience? _____R u cheking spelling and grammarr four ritten material? World Affairs ChallengeChecklistUse the following checklist to evaluate your presentation rehearsal

  15. World Affairs ChallengeSuggested Topics2006Conflict in the Contemporary World “In all things it is better to hope than to despair” Goethe University of Denver, Center For Teaching International Relations Project Spera San Francisco Competition: March 18, 2006

  16. World Affairs Challenge2006:Conflict in the Contemporary WorldCauses and Types of ConflictETHNIC • Genocide in Rwanda, Sudan or Bosnia • Nationalism/self-determination movements: Kashmir, Sri Lanka, Northern Ireland, Spain (Basque), East Timor, Taiwan or Chechnya • Indigenous people’s movements in Chiapas, Guatemala, Ecuador or Tibet

  17. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldCauses and Types of ConflictRELIGIOUS • Israeli/Palestinian conflict • Hindu/Sikh/Muslim conflict in India • Falun Gong-China • Shiite/Sunni Muslim conflict • Catholic/Protestant conflict in Northern Ireland • Muslim/Christian conflict Nigeria • Orthodox/Catholic/Muslim conflict in former Yugoslavia

  18. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldCauses and Types of ConflictRELIGIOUS • Muslim/Christian conflict Ivory Coast • Christian/Muslim conflict Cyprus • Christian/Muslim conflict East Timor • Hindu/Muslim conflict Kashmir • Russian Orthodox, Christian, Muslim conflict Chechnya • Buddhist/Hindu conflict Sri Lanka • Religious conflicts in South Africa • Religious conflicts in Pakistan

  19. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldCauses and Types of ConflictECONOMIC • Trade disputes • Conflicts over limited resources (oil, water, etc.) • Drug wars in Colombia, Afghanistan, Burma • Economic factors in the Ivory Coast conflict • Poverty and a cause/effect of conflict • The effect of the war on the economy of Iraq, Afghanistan or Colombia

  20. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldCauses and Types of ConflictCIVIL AND INTERNATIONAL • Civil war in Lebanon • Civil war in Somalia • Civil war in Congo • The Gulf War • War in Iraq

  21. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldCauses and Types of ConflictTHE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM • Afghanistan • Uganda • Philippines (Abu Sayef) • Colombia • Great Britain-bombings • Chechnya • Northern Ireland ( Irish Republican Army)

  22. World Affairs Challenge 2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldCauses and Types of ConflictINTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS • The Israeli Security Wall • Charges against Sudanese war criminals • Case against Slobodan Milosevic

  23. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldConsequences of ConflictDEATH OF CIVILIANS • Civilians in the former Yugoslavia • Hutu and Tutsi casualties in Rwanda • Civilian casualties in Iraq • Civilian casualties in Afghanistan

  24. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldConsequences of ConflictECONOMIC DAMAGE • The effect of landmines on economic recovery in • Cambodia and Liberia • Demise of the Iraqi economy and infrastructure • after the Gulf War • Famine as a result of war

  25. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldConsequences of ConflictREFUGEEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS • Liberian/Sierra Leone • North and South Korea • Burundi

  26. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldConsequences of ConflictHUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS • The use of child soldiers • Abuse of women during war • The Geneva Convention relative to the treatment of POW’s (Prisoners of War)

  27. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldConsequences of ConflictENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH ISSUES • Pollution in the former Yugoslavia • Chemical weapons in Iraq • Threats to water supplies • Threats to indigenous species due to conflict • Environmental destruction as a result of armed conflict • Health effects of different weapons of war

  28. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldPreventing ConflictTHE ROLE OF DIPLOMACY • The road to United Nations Resolution 1441 • The middle East Roadmap • The Darfur Peace Agreement • Good Friday Accord • Peace accord between Indonesian government and Aceh Rebels • The role of the United Nations

  29. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldPreventing ConflictSANCTIONS • Iraq • Cuba • North Korea • Iran

  30. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldPreventing ConflictMANAGING CONFLICT • International Atomic Energy Agency • Recent reviews of peacekeeping operations • The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty • The North Korea Agreed Framework • Iran-European Union Nuclear Talks

  31. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldPreventing ConflictMANAGING CONFLICT • The United Nations Security Council • United Nations Peacekeeping in Sudan or East Timor • NATO peacekeeping in Kosovo • The Dayton Accords on Bosnia • Northern Ireland peace agreements • The role of aid workers (Red Cross, CARE, Doctors without Borders, etc.) • African Union, NATO or ASEAN as mediators

  32. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldManaging ConflictPOLITICAL ISSUES • The role of international organizations in managing internal conflicts • Intervention and sovereignty • The future of the United Nations as global peacekeeper • The controversy over the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court • The role of the United States in mediating global conflicts • How international law has evolved to address war and conflict

  33. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary WorldWeaponryTYPES AND SOURCES OF WEAPONS • Supply of light arms in civil wars • Development of chemical weapons • Development of biological weapons • Weapons made from depleted uranium • Proliferation of nuclear weapons (WMD’s)

  34. World Affairs Challenge2006: Conflict in the Contemporary World • Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation • Richard Nixon • If we cannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity • John F. Kennedy

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