Peter M. Haas | |
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| Born | January 23, 1955 |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Michigan |
| Institutions | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Main interests | International relations |
Peter M. Haas (born January 23, 1955) is a professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst [1] and the Karl Deutsch Visiting Professor at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin. [2]
His research concerns epistemic communities, global environmental politics, multilevel governance, and the role of science in global politics. [3]
Haas received his undergraduate education from the University of Michigan [3] and his Ph.D. in 1986 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [1] [3] He has been at Amherst since 1987, and has held visiting positions at Yale University, Brown University, and Oxford University. [4] His father, Ernst B. Haas, was also a notable political scientist. [3]
Haas was a co-founder of the Earth System Governance Project in 2009. [5]
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