The Rise of Populist Movements Across Europe and Russia For Middle School, High School, and Community College Educators  August 10th, 2016, 9 am – 5 pm Thomson Hall 317, University of Washington, Seattle Note: This workshop is full. New applicants will be automatically placed on the wait-list and should not send in a registration check

UW’s Center for European Studies and the European Union Center hosted a workshop on “Reforming Southern Europe” June 2nd. The event was organized by Professor’s Steve Pfaff and Edgar Kiser of UW’s Sociology department and brought together distinguished scholars from around the world, including Stefano Sacchi (Universita degli Studi di Torino), Ignacio Sanchez-Cuenca (Juan Carlos III University, Madrid), Orfeo

The British Consulate General in San Francisco is offering a 2016 internship opportunity in its Politics, Press, & Public Affairs (PPPA) department to an undergraduate junior or senior, or graduate student. The British Consulate General in San Francisco is the United Kingdom’s diplomatic mission responsible for the Pacific Northwest (Northern California, Oregon, Washington State, Alaska,

2016 Community College Master Teacher Institute Global Tourism: A Multidisciplinary Perspective Co-Sponsored by the Center for European Studies and European Union Center On December 4, 2015, the UN declared 2017 as the “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development”.  In recognition of this designation, please join The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at University

 Dr. Taso G. Lagos of the European Studies/Hellenic Studies program in the Jackson School recently received a $15,000 gift from the Fred Danz Charitable Foundation, the SRO Charitable Foundation and members of the Danz Family to develop a class on Immigration and Pacific Northwest Film History for the Jackson School of International Studies The Danz theater

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