University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies

The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies is a school within the University of Washington's College of Arts and Sciences, in Seattle, Washington. The school's name honors Henry M. Jackson, a former U.S. Senator from the state of Washington.

The Jackson School manages undergraduate and graduate academic programs in International Studies and regional studies. In addition to International Studies, the undergraduate programs include Asian, Canadian, European, Latin American, and Jewish studies, as well as comparative religion. The graduate programs include China; Japan; Korea; Middle East; Russian, East European and Central Asian; South Asian; and Southeast Asian studies; as well as comparative religion.

The Jackson School also hosts eight National Resource Centers, listed below:

• Canadian Studies Center
• Center for Global Studies
• Center for West European Studies
• East Asia Center
• Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies
• Middle East Center
• South Asia Center
• Southeast Asia Center

The school claims a "commitment to regional, cross-cultural, and comparative studies" and offers interdisciplinary, courses cross-listed with other departments and with faculty specializing in academic fields ranging from economics to sociology to geography. While the various programs allow for a variety of approaches to study, the general international studies program has a strong emphasis on international political economy.

In addition to university professors, the Jackson School also invites practitioners of foreign affairs to teach certain undergraduate and graduate courses. These include former U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Darryl N. Johnson^[2] and Washington state Congressman Adam Smith.^[3]

References

1. ^ Yang, Anand. A Hundred years of the Henry M. Jackson School: Engaging Minds | Engaging the World, 1909-2009. Seattle: The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, 2009.
2. ^ "National Security Advice--in 500 Words or Less". A description of a course in the Jackson School taught by Ambassador Darryl Johnson. University of Washington Arts and Sciences Newsletter, Summer 2007. http://www.artsci.washington.edu/newsletter/summer07/PolicyCourse.asp. Retrieved October 8th, 2011. 
3. ^ "Countering Al-Qaeda's Ideology: Re-Assessing U.S. Policy Ten Years After 9/11". A Task Force Report written by Jackson School undergraduates under the direction of Washington state Congressman Adam Smith. University of Washington Libraries. https://digital.lib.washington.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/1773/16495/Task%20Force%20O%202011.pdf?sequence=1. Retrieved October 8th, 2011. 

External links

• The Jackson School of International Studies website