The Winning Delegate: An Insider's Guide to Model United Nations
2nd edition, 2009, iUniverse
ISBN: 978-1-4401-4430-1
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ISBN: 978-1-4401-4430-1
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Written by a MUNer for MUNers, The Winning Delegate will get novice delegates started and will provide hints and tips for more experienced delegates to improve their skills. This book is divided into six and easy-to-use chapters:
Chapter 1 - Introduction: Basic information about the UN System and Model UN
Chapter 2 - How to Prepare: How to research, write topic papers and prepare as a group, as well as a list of resources
Chapter 3 - Rules of Procedure: A full description of all the rules of procedure and their usage
Chapter 4 - The Conference: Choosing a conference, what to expect at the conference, conference structures
Chapter 5 - The Committee: Debating, delivering speeches, how to use the rules to your advantage, working with other delegates
Chapter 6 - Resolutions: How to write better resolutions; lists of preambulatory and operative clauses, and sample resolutions
Additionally, a glossary of United Nations and Model United Nations-related terms and abbreviations will help you before and during the conference.
A bonus appendix lists all member nations of the UN with admission dates and bloc membership information.
Copyright 2009-2010
Praise for The Winning Delegate
"something to offer to all MUN'ers from the beginner to the expert level"
- Irish United Nations Association (Read full review in IUNA Newsletter, Winter 2005; pdf file, scroll to page 2)
"Whoever takes the advice of the 'Insider's Guide' to heart has a good chance of actually becoming a 'Winning Delegate'."
- Vereinte Nationen (German Review on the United Nations), June 2005, published by the United Nations Association of Germany (Read full review; pdf file, scroll to page 33)
"[a] useful manual"
- Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) (Read full review in ACUNS Informational Memorandum, No. 50, Winter 2002; pdf file, scroll to page 5)
