JSIS A 302 – Autumn 2016 Lecutres TTH 2:30-4:20, Denny 112 The course is an interdisciplinary exploration of Greece’s troubled relationship with Western Europe by focusing on modern Greek political, social, cultural and economic issues.  Special attention will be placed on the current economic and migrant crisis in Greece, and on the ways it impacts Greece’s

  The Political Science Student Organization’s Spring Quarter Faculty Panel ‘Brexit’: British Referendum on EU Membership British Euroscepticism, EU Integration, and Ramications Professor Frank Wendler, Department of Political Science: “British Euroscepticism, Party Politics, and Ramications for the EU Project” Phillip Shekleton, Foster School of Business: “Debate within the UK, British Business Consequences, and Options Outside

Hamda Yusuf is a graduating senior majoring in European Studies with a minor in African Studies at the Jackson School of International Studies. She also will graduate in June with a minor in Germanics. She recently was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship (2016-2017) in a first-ever cohort for a “Community-Based Combined Grant,” which requires both community work

This year, the Center for European Studies is sponsoring two films at the Seattle International Film Festival:  Welcome To Norway! Norway | 2016 | 90 minutes | Rune Denstad Langlo Set against the backdrop of a beautiful Norwegian village, this scandalous comedy follows a xenophobic ski-resort owner, Primus (Anders Baasmo Christiansen), as he attempts to

From left to right: Travis Nelson, Andrea Brocato, Frank Wendler, Andreu Casas, Kevin Aslett, Beatrice Magistro, George Lovell, Jim Caporaso, Christine Ingebritsen, Aseem Prakash Professor Jim Caporaso, the Director of the EU Center, celebrated with colleagues, students, and staff, the receipt of a plaque acknowledging his position as Jean Monnet Chair. Professor Caporaso has spent

On Friday May 13th our two Euromasters students, Julia and Oliver, visited Boeing Field in Everett Washington. Boeing’s Everett field is home to the largest building in the world at nearly 100 acres under one roof where the 787, 777, 767, and 747 are produced. Our students were given a VIP tour of the facility at

The program will take Jackson School of International Studies (JSIS) students to the University of Washington Rome Center for a firsthand look at the historical, political, and cultural issues that will help define the new Europe. The program will make use of the unique setting in Rome, home of key embassies, international organizations and the

Alison Johnston, assistant professor of political science at Oregon State University, has just published her new book “From Convergence to Crisis: Labor Markets and the Instability of the Euro.” Professor Johnston is a graduate of UW’s Department of Economics, Department of Scandinavian Studies, and the Jackson School of International Studies where she earned bachelors degrees in

Interested in European affairs and/or transatlantic relations? Looking for leadership and event planning experience? Join European Horizons at the University of Washington – a chapter of a student-led, nonpartisan think tank headquartered at Yale University. Our chapter at UW plans events and programs on campus about Europe and connects students to academic, professional, funding, and

The negotiation of the free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States is about much more than just the trade of goods. What is at stake is the two major economic and trade powers of the world making advances to set new rules and standards for the global economy, touching on genuinely