Ernst B. Haas
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Ernst Bernard Haas was a German-American political scientist who made numerous contributions to theoretical discussions in the field of international relations
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He was a leading authority on international relations theory, and was the founder of neofunctionalism
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Haas was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and acted as a consultant to many national and international organizations.
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, in 1924 to a Jewish secular family. He emigrated eventually to the United States in 1938.
He attended the University of Chicago and then worked in the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Service from 1943-46. He studied at Columbia University, where he received his BS, followed by an MA. It was there, too, that he gained his PhD in public law and government in 1952.
, who is a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
He was director of the UC Berkeley Institute for International Studies from 1969-73.
He was Robson Professor of Government in the University of California, Berkeley, political science department.After he retired in June 1999, he continued as a researcher and teacher at Berkeley.
He supervised many graduate students who also went on to successful careers.
He is the founder of neofunctionalism as an approach to the study of integration. Neofunctionalism recognizes the importance of national states but also stresses the roles of regional interest groups and the bureaucracy of regional organizations. Though the member states create the initial conditions, regional interest groups and international bureaucrats push the process forward, and national governments increasingly solve conflicts of interest by conferring more authority on the regional organizations, and citizens increasingly look to the regional organization for solutions to their problems.
In 1997, The Uniting of Europe was chosen as one of the 50 most significant books in international relations in the twentieth century by the journal Foreign Affairs
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His works include:
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
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He was a leading authority on international relations theory, and was the founder of neofunctionalism
Neofunctionalism
Neofunctionalism is a theory of regional integration, building on the work of Ernst B. Haas, an American political scientist and also Leon Lindberg, an American political scientist...
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Haas was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and acted as a consultant to many national and international organizations.
Early life
Haas was born in FrankfurtFrankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, in 1924 to a Jewish secular family. He emigrated eventually to the United States in 1938.
He attended the University of Chicago and then worked in the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Service from 1943-46. He studied at Columbia University, where he received his BS, followed by an MA. It was there, too, that he gained his PhD in public law and government in 1952.
Private life
Haas was married to the late Hildegarde Vogel Haas for 57 years. He had a son, Peter M. HaasPeter M. Haas
Peter M. Haas is a professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and the Karl Deutsch Visiting Professor at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin....
, who is a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Academic career
Haas began his academic career in 1951 at UC Berkeley, where he remained until his death.He was director of the UC Berkeley Institute for International Studies from 1969-73.
He was Robson Professor of Government in the University of California, Berkeley, political science department.After he retired in June 1999, he continued as a researcher and teacher at Berkeley.
He supervised many graduate students who also went on to successful careers.
Main interests
Haas was mainly interested in international integration. Haas realized that traditional European politics could be dramatically changed by liberalizing movement of goods capital, and persons, but his analysis differed significantly from classical liberalism.He is the founder of neofunctionalism as an approach to the study of integration. Neofunctionalism recognizes the importance of national states but also stresses the roles of regional interest groups and the bureaucracy of regional organizations. Though the member states create the initial conditions, regional interest groups and international bureaucrats push the process forward, and national governments increasingly solve conflicts of interest by conferring more authority on the regional organizations, and citizens increasingly look to the regional organization for solutions to their problems.
Works
Haas published numerous books, monographs and articles.In 1997, The Uniting of Europe was chosen as one of the 50 most significant books in international relations in the twentieth century by the journal Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
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His works include:
- Haas, Ernst B. 1952. The reconciliation of conflicting colonial policy aims: acceptance of the League of Nations mandate system. Int. Organ. 6(4):521–36
- Haas, Ernst B. 1953. The balance of power as a guide to policy-making. J. Polit. 15(3):370–98
- Haas, Ernst B. 1958. The Uniting of Europe. Stanford: Stanford Univ. Press
- Haas, Ernst B. 1961. International integration: the European and the universal process. Int. Organ. 15(3):366–92
- Haas, Ernst B. 1964. Beyond the Nation State. Stanford: Stanford Univ. Press
- Haas, Ernst B. 1970. Human Rights and International Action. Stanford: Stanford Univ. Press
- Haas, Ernst B. 1978. Global Evangelism Rides Again: How to Protect Human Rights Without Really Trying. Univ. Calif. Policy Pap. No. 5, Berkeley, CA
- Haas, Ernst B. 1990. When Knowledge is Power: Three Models of Change in International Organizations. Berkeley: Univ. Calif. Press
- Haas, Ernst B. 1993. Beware the Slippery Slope: Notes Toward the Definition of Justifiable Intervention. Univ. Calif., Inst. Int. Stud. Policy Pap. No. 42, Berkeley, CA
- Haas, Ernst B. 1997. Nationalism, Liberalism and Progress. Vol. 1. The Rise and Decline of Nationalism. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Univ. Press
- Haas, Ernst B. 2000. Nationalism, Liberalism and Progress. Vol. 2. The Dismal Fate of New Nations. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Univ. Press