Epistemic Communities, Constructivism, and International Environmental Politics

Bringing together some of his most important writings during the last quarter of century, one of the leading scholars of epistemic communities and environmental politics offers a modestly hopeful picture of gradual social learning under conditions of structural change. Scholars interested in some of the best thinking about a vitally important issue in world politics will rely on this collection for many years to come.

This volume brings together many of Peter Haas's papers along with a new and lucid introduction tracing the epistemic communities research program that he has pioneered over the last quarter-century.

Robert O. Keohane, Professor of International Affairs, Princeton University, USA

Peter Haas has pioneered the study of advocacy groups with claims to consensual knowledge ("epistemic communities") in shaping international cooperation and institution-building. Moreover, he has been among the first to examine international environmental cooperation from a rigorous theoretical perspective. This timely collection of his essays showcases the intellectual development of one of the giants in the field.