Ernst B. Haas

Ernst Bernard Haas (March 31, 1924 – March 6, 2003) He was the Robson Professor of Government at the political science department of the University of California, Berkeley.

Following the war 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.

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 to 1973.

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. Haas was influenced by contemporary sociologists, as well as the works of Max Weber.

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 Haas, Ernst B. 2004. The Uniting of Europe. University of Notre Dame Press, new edition of the 1958 book with a new introduction of E.B. Haas (= pdf-download of text in der edition "100 books" of the European Parliament)