Hadron Physics: Effective Theories of Low Energy QCD Effective Theories of Low Energy QCD, Coimbra, Portugal, September 1999

The study of hadrons unites a variety of theoretical approaches, ranging from low-energy QCD dynamics, chiral perturbation theory, and meson and baryon phenomenology, to the effects of hot and dense nuclear matter. Fruitful crosslinks between these topics had become clear in the recent past. These proceedings form a coherent overview of the actual state of low-energy hadron physics.