Elements of Parliamentary Debate: A Handbook is the first complete guide available to students on parliamentary debate. The brief handbook covers the basics of parliamentary debate in an easy-to-use and flexible format. Topics covered include debate preparation, resolution analysis, case construction, refutation, argumentation, and delivery and adjudication. As a text or supplement, Elements of Parliamentary Debate offers a handy reference guide to students, instructors and coaches interested in, or now practicing, parliamentary debate.

This is the first parliamentary debate textbook for secondary school students. The text is designed to provide a theoretical and practical foundation for effective participation in parliamentary debate in competition or in the classroom.

This book explains how parties and their members of parliament structure parliamentary debate, providing novel insights into intra-party politics and representation.

Art, Argument and Advocacy offers a theoretical and practical foundation for effective participation in academic debate competition, as well as public debate and discussion events.

The book was written in response the need of book writing especially in socializing debate format for competition. One of famous debate format applied in competition in Indonesia is British Parliamentary Debate (BPD). BPD is well-known debate format that is occasionally applied in a debate competition at school. This type of debate needs to be learnt by school students as well as university students since it can trigger their critical ways. The book entitled ‘British Parliamentary Debate is divided into seven chapters. Each chapter comprises the aims and objectives of the chapter, the content, the references and follow-up activities. Chapter one contains basic concept of BPD and the impact of critical thinking when using this method. Chapter two contains the AREL methods to develop debate in its way. Chapter three consists of description of British Parliamentary Debate. Chapter four describes theoretical ways of this debate. Chapter five discusses the procedures of British Parliamentary Debate. Chapter six dan seven include further practice.

The only current authorized edition of the classic work on parliamentary procedure--now in a new updated edition Robert's Rules of Order is the recognized guide to smooth, orderly, and fairly conducted meetings. This 12th edition is the only current manual to have been maintained and updated since 1876 under the continuing program established by General Henry M. Robert himself. As indispensable now as the original edition was more than a century ago, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is the acknowledged "gold standard" for meeting rules. New and enhanced features of this edition include: Section-based paragraph numbering to facilitate cross-references and e-book compatibility Expanded appendix of charts, tables, and lists Helpful summary explanations about postponing a motion, reconsidering a vote, making and enforcing points of order and appeals, and newly expanded procedures for filling blanks New provisions regarding debate on nominations, reopening nominations, and completing an election after its scheduled time Dozens more clarifications, additions, and refinements to improve the presentation of existing rules, incorporate new interpretations, and address common inquiries Coinciding with publication of the 12th edition, the authors of this manual have once again published an updated (3rd) edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief, a simple and concise introductory guide cross-referenced to it.