The Center for West European Studies was founded in 1994, and is one of eleven federally funded National Resource Centers for European or West European Studies in the United States. The Center's interdisciplinary programs work to advance its mission of enhancing the quality of teaching and research on West European politics, society, and culture through outreach to universities, business, the general public, and the K-14 community.
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March 11, 2020
Posted by: Monique Thormann
By Monique Thormann Through the courses we offer under our Donald C. Hellmann Task Force Program, we build bridges across academia and the policy world, between the interests and priorities
December 15, 2019
Posted by: Monique Thormann
“There’s no reason why we can’t still have a successful foreign policy,” said Stephen Walt, Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government,
November 1, 2019
Posted by: Monique Thormann
In November, sample Jackson School international offerings, from events on hot global topics to study abroad to a Jackson School Open House and more. Follow this link for a listing of Jackson School events
June 24, 2019
Posted by: Monique Thormann
UPDATE: *Date TBD* The University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies is honored to be partnering with NATO Allied Command Transformation to host a major event in
May 6, 2019
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Jackson School Sephardic Studies Chair Devin E. Naar delves into the history of Jews in Greece in a recent article “Greek Jewry and the Holocaust” in the Jerusalem Post. He
April 16, 2019
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The Jackson School has recently launched a minor in Hellenic Studies. Undergraduate students can now combine courses in Ancient Greek literature, history and philosophy as well as modern Greek courses
September 17, 2018
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“My host family likes to play this song [“Ghazali“] on the TV every night and sing and dance along.” -Sydney Ward (Fez, Morocco) In Summer 2018, University of Washington Foreign
August 16, 2018
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The European Union Center in the Jackson School of International Studies has been featured in an article in The Daily, the University of Washington newspaper, for being one of only five centers
July 25, 2018
Posted by: Monique Thormann
“The University of Washington, a leader in international studies, could use some state support,” writes journalist Peter Jackson in his analysis on why Russian studies in higher education is more
June 18, 2018
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Two new book reviews published by RealClear Books and the Globe Post discuss Assistant Professor Daniel Bessner’s latest book, Democracy in Exile: Hans Speier and the Rise of the Defense Intellectual.