...negotiation. We argue that control over knowledge and information is an important dimension of power and that the diffusion of new ideas and information can lead...determinant of international policy coordination. An epistemic community is a network of professionals with recognized expertise and competence in a...

...bad, as we shall see. As Peter M. Haas has explained, networks of knowledge-based experts, advancing new ideas and information, can lead to new patterns of behavior and be an important determinant of international policy coordination. He calls these networks "epistemic...

...bad, as we shall see. As Peter M. Haas has explained, networks of knowledge-based experts, advancing new ideas and information, can lead to new patterns of behavior and be an important determinant of international policy coordination. He calls these networks "epistemic...

...Haas argues that "control over knowledge and information is an important dimension of power and that the diffusion of new ideas and information can lead...determinant of international policy coordination" (1992, 2-3). Symbols and Language Another school of thought emphasizes the use of symbols and language...

...Similarly, Haas argues that control over knowledge and information is an important dimension of power. The diffusion of new ideas and information can lead...be an important determinant of international policy coordination.17 In order to be effective and highly influential, experts must have access to top policymakers....