Crisis research

Crisis is typically considered the most advanced form of MUN debate as you, representing a specific person, have personal powers to shape the events that occur in the room as the timeline shifts through crisis notes and directives. More information about crisis committee skills can be found on the "crisis skills" page.

“Position papers for Crisis and Joint Crisis Committees may be a little less formal than those written for GAs. 

In the first section, describe your character. Some chairs have elected to include information about characters in their background guides, others intentionally left more room to explore, and some have given you full reign over your character’s persona. Feel free to be creative. Do as much research as you can on the specific position. Include information relevant to the position (IE, if you are Minister of Agriculture, write a sentence or two about agriculture in your country in the relevant time period). You may also include personal information about your character. Give him or her a name if you have not been assigned one. Be creative. Crisis Staffers will enjoy interacting with a creative persona far more than a nameless “Minister of XYZ.”

In the second section, provide more general information about the time period and the body you are serving in. Describe the major challenges being faced. Feel free to highlight the challenges or crises you think are most important.

Finally, write about your plan of attack for the committee. This can include both personal and public goals. You may talk about how you want the committee to deal with popular revolt, and also how you plan on taking over the country. Again, be creative. Have fun with it. The point is to get you thinking critically and creatively about the committee.” -Euro MUN

In addition to writing a position paper to send to your chair, you should write a detailed plan of what you will accomplish in committee (particularly in backroom) called a "crisis arc." This should be more specific than your third paragraph of your goals, noting what crisis notes and directives you will attempt to pass.

For any further questions on crisis research please contact Brandon Ma(brandon.ma@ncps-k12.org) or Trifan Macintire(trifan.macintire@ncps-k12.org)