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About society

  1. What makes a good society?

  2. What is Social Progress Index?

  3. What is Gross Domestic Product?

  4. What kind of society does the EU represent?

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What makes a good society?

Listen to a talk by Michael Green

About culture

  1. How is culture defined?

  2. What is cultural intelligence?

  3. Who are interculturally sensitive people?

  4. Why is cultural diversity so important in the EU?

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The Value of Cultural Diversity

Listen to a talk by Milton Bennett.

About democracy

  1. What is direct democracy?

  2. What is indirect democracy?

  3. What is fluid democracy?

  4. Is democracy the only viable form of government?

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Our democracy no longer represents the people

Listen to a talk by Lawrence Lessig.

The EU: bits and pieces

  1. When was the EU founded? Why?

  2. Who were the founding members?

  3. How is it governed today?

  4. What are the "four freedoms" of the EU?

How does the EU work?

  1. How many times does the European Parliament meet? Where?

  2. What is the role of the European Commission?

  3. Who runs the work of the Council of the EU?

  4. What are the EU's interests in the world?

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Debating basics

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