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This book explores the relevance of the foreign ministry in the context of the EU where it 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 conventional wisdom.
Synopsis
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.
About the Author
Brian Hocking is Professor of International Relations at Coventry University David Spence is Special Advisor to the European Commission for European Security and Defence Policy and Counter-terrorism.
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures * Contributors * Acknowledgements * Abbreviations * Introduction: Gatekeepers and Boundary Spanners: Thinking about Foreign Ministries in the European Union--
B.Hocking * The Evolving Role of Foreign Ministries in the European Union: The Conduct of European Affairs;
D.Spence * Austria--
H.Neuhold * Belgium--
R.Coolsaet &
A-S.Voet * Denmark--
K.E.J°rgensen * Finland--E
.Antola * France--
M.Morisse-Schilbach * Germany--
E.Regelsberger * United Kingdom--
D.Allen * Ireland--
B.Tonra * Italy;
M.Zucconi * Netherlands--
D.Hellema * Portugal--
J.Correia * Spain--
I.Molina &
F.Rodrigo * Sweden--
B.Sundelius &
M.Ekengren * Conclusion--
B.Hocking &
D.Spence * Afterword: Towards a European Diplomatic System?--
B.Hocking & D.Spence List of Tables and Figures * Contributors * Acknowledgements * Abbreviations * Introduction: Gatekeepers and Boundary Spanners: Thinking about Foreign Ministries in the European Union--
B.Hocking * The Evolving Role of Foreign Ministries in the European Union: The Conduct of European Affairs;
D.Spence * Austria--
H.Neuhold * Belgium--
R.Coolsaet &
A-S.Voet * Denmark--
K.E.J°rgensen * Finland--E
.Antola * France--
M.Morisse-Schilbach * Germany--
E.Regelsberger * United Kingdom--
D.Allen * Ireland--
B.Tonra * Italy;
M.Zucconi * Netherlands--
D.Hellema * Portugal--
J.Correia * Spain--
I.Molina &
F.Rodrigo * Sweden--
B.Sundelius &
M.Ekengren * Conclusion--
B.Hocking &
D.Spence * Afterword: Towards a European Diplomatic System?--
B.Hocking & D.Spence