Download or read book Foreign Ministries in the European Union written by B. Hocking and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-02 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What role, if any, does the foreign ministry perform in contemporary world politics? Is the argument that it is in a state of terminal decline accurate or rooted in only partial understandings of its changing character? Foreign Ministries in the European Union explores this theme in the context of the EU where foreign ministry has played a key role in the development of integration but where its role is increasingly questioned. The contributors examine the foreign ministry in thirteen member states and draw conclusions that challenge some conventional wisdoms.