Transformations in World Politics: The Intellectual Contributions of Ernst B. Haas

In: Annual review of political science, Band 8, S. 271-296

Abstract

For half a century, Ernst B. Haas was an extraordinarily prolific contributor to theoretical debates in international relations. His work focused on the question of continuity & transformation in the system of states. His substantive writings are extremely diverse & can be difficult, so no overall appreciation has ever been attempted. This essay pulls together the major strands of Haas' theoretical work into a coherent whole & seeks to make it accessible to the broadest possible audience of IR scholars. The first section locates Haas in the overall theoretical milieu in which his thinking evolved, & it identifies some core intellectual choices he made. The next three sections summarize Haas' main theoretical contributions to the fields of European integration, the study of change at the level of the world polity, & nationalism. 56 References. Adapted from the source document.