Welcome to the registration form to the Spring sessions of JEF Europe's Federalist Academy!
We are the Young European Federalists. But what is (European) federalism? In 2022, the Federalist Academy will deepen your understanding of federalist thinking.
Throughout the year, JEF Europe will host a series of thematic webinars on federalism. From history to political science, political philosophy and beyond, this open course will introduce you to the concept of federalism, and to applications of the idea at the European and global levels.
The series consists of sessions hosted by academic experts, and of interactive tutorial discussions hosted by federalist activists. Each 90-minute session is advertised as a separate event: you can join as many as you wish. However, if you join at least 75% of the sessions, you will receive a certificate of completing the course. The tutorial sessions are optional, and attendance at tutorials is not calculated into your attendance rate.
There are no required readings for the course, although speakers for individual sessions may suggest optional resources for further reading to deepen your knowledge. Ahead of the optional tutorials, you will have a chance to consider reflection questions related to the themes of the sessions: during the tutorials, you can share your thoughts with other participants.
The calendar of the webinars is the following (Zoom links will be sent to you by email:)
- 6 September at 18:30 CEST: "Federalism at global level: Visions of a world federation" with James Thompson, Co-convener of World Government Research Network
- 13 September at 18:30 CEST: Tutorial session together with Young World Federalists
- 29 September at 18:30 CEST: "Regional integration outside Europe: Following the federalist model?" with Fernando Iglesias, Co-President of World Federalist Movement/Institute for Global Policy
- TBC: Federalism on the streets: European federalist organisations since WWII
- 10 October at 18:30 CEST: "Being a federalist: A personal testimony" with Richard Corbett and Pauline Gessant (JEF-Europe Presidents 1979/81 & 2011/15)
- 25 October at 18:30 CEST: "Federalism as a way to tackle 21st-century problems" with Yannis Karamitsios (author of "Time for a European federation: How Europe could remain relevant in the century of globalization, climate change and the fourth industrial revolution")
- TBC: Tutorial & closure of the course