The NSS Global Space Debates, (GSD) formerly known as the NSS spUN Debate Program, is excited to move into a dynamic phase of our international debate program!
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Universalization Concept
What is Universalisation?
How it all started
The NSS Global space Debates (foremerly thS spUN Debate)s began in 2017 at the National Space Society's International Space Development Conference in St. Louis, MO, USA. Dr. LJ Edmonds gave a presentation to international students on the topic of universalization, a concept for cooperation and living that will greatly impact space development. Several students and a teacher engaged in an animated discussion of the impacts universalisation could have on space settlement but also on how we successfully and harmoniously move forward in Earthly policies and interactions!
Must watch videos
Here are some videos that resulted from the subsequent spUN Debate Tournaments (pre-COVID-19) in 2018 and 2019. The first video is an overview of the 2018 debates...Please take a moment to see the impact the study of the universalization concept made on the student debaters.
The second video talks about the practicalities of space living and governing and, how to buy chocolate in space!
The next video is from a podcast in which Dr. Lorna Jean Edmonds was interviewed by Starcast about the universalization concept. This concept is very important in our debates, both to see the concept in the debate arguments and also as a guide in the conduct of everyone in the NSS spUN Debate Organization.
We hope these resources will give you great food for thought!
