Vox debates aim to stimulate comment and discussion on topical European and international economic policy issues.

To post a commentary you will first need to apply to join the debate. A moderator will then review and approve your request. Once approved, you may post as many commentaries to the debate as you wish.

How do I join a debate?

To join a debate, first visit the Debates page using the Debates menu option at the top of the site. Next, select the Debate you wish to join. In the top right hand corner you will find an option to Join the debate.

Select “Join this Debate to Post”. You will be presented with a list of debates. This shows any Debates you have already been approved for as well as those you are able to join. Select the link “Request Membership” for the chosen Debate.

 

 

You will be asked to provide any additional details which we can then use to determine your membership to the debate. You may use this box to tell us a little about yourself. Click the Join link when done.

 

 

Your membership request will be confirmed on screen.

 

 

Once your request has been approved, you will receive an email from the moderator as shown below.

 

 

Return to the site using the URL contained in your welcome message.  Note, your login may have timed-out between requesting membership and receiving your approval notification.  If it has done so, please login again as in the first steps above.

 

You will notice the text in the top-right of the debate pages has changed from “Join this Debate to Post” to “Post a commentary”.  You may now post as many commentaries to this group as you wish.  Selecting this link opens a form where you may add your commentary:

 

 

Please read the rules for posting carefully.  We reserve the right to remove any Commentary which does not meet house rules.

 

Simply complete a Title and Body for your text.  When complete, you may like to Preview how this will appear on the site using the Preview function.  Alternatively, you may immediately Save your Commentary which will appear on the site immediately.