1st Edition
The Routledge Handbook of Parliamentary Administrations
The Routledge Handbook of Parliamentary Administrations brings together an international, multidisciplinary group of contributors providing a systematic and comprehensive analysis of parliamentary administrations.
Including chapters on the administrations of national parliaments in every member state of the European Union, in most of the EU candidate countries and in key liberal democracies around the world, this book represents a uniquely broad-ranging resource. Each national system is treated in a consistent manner, with authors providing relevant facts, figures and critical analysis according to a common framework. Additionally, it provides coverage of transnational parliamentary administrations in different regions around the globe and includes a number of cross-cutting chapters, addressing key issues of relevance for a better understanding of parliamentary administrations such as the potential for politicisation, professionalisation, digitalisation or Europeanisation with the comparative analysis of different national experiences. This handbook will enable readers to better comprehend the role and influence of parliamentary administrations and in doing so will enhance our understanding of their importance for the effective functioning of representative democracy more generally.
The Routledge Handbook of Parliamentary Administrations constitutes a unique tool and prime reference for any researcher, scholar or practitioner working in the area of parliamentary and legislative studies, governance, democracy, public policy and administration, as well as more widely to European studies, general political science and comparative politics.
Foreword by Lord Philip Norton
1. Introduction: A Global Perspective on the Role of Parliamentary Administrations
Thomas Christiansen, Elena Griglio and Nicola Lupo
PART I: Cross-cutting Analyses of Parliamentary Administrations
2. A Distinct Role for Parliamentary Administrations in Presidential and Parliamentary Systems?
Cristina Fasone
3. The Internal Administrative Structure and the Relationship with the Speaker
Luigi Gianniti and Rosella Di Cesare
4. The Administrative Structure of Bicameral Parliaments
Elena Griglio and Nicola Lupo
5. The Europeanization of Parliamentary Administrations
Anna-Lena Högenauer
6. Parliamentary Diplomacy
Jonathan Murphy
7. Parliamentary Administration Facing the Digital Challenge
Fotios Fitsilis and Olivier Costa
8. Parliamentary Administrations and the Provision of Scientific Expertise
Giovanni Rizzoni
PART II: Administrations of National Parliaments
Part II.I In the EU
9. Austria’s Parliamentary Administration
Christoph Konrath, Johannes Pollak and Peter Slominski
10. Belgium’s Parliamentary Administration
Pieter Dirck G. Caboor and Patricia Popelier
11. Bulgaria’s Parliamentary Administration
Martin Belov
12. Croatia’s Parliamentary Administration
Jelena Špiljak
13. Cyprus’ Parliamentary Administration
Natia Karayianni
14. Czechia’s Parliamentary Administration
Petr Kaniok
15. Denmark’s Parliamentary Administration
Helene Helboe Pedersen
16. Estonia’s Parliamentary Administration
Leif Kalev, Ott Lumi and Tõnis Saarts
17. Finland’s Parliamentary Administration
Tapio Raunio
18. France’s Parliamentary Administration
Angela Tacea
19. Germany’s Parliamentary Administration
Felix Arndt, Anna-Lena Hoegenauer and Claus Koggel
20. Greece’s Parliamentary Administration
Fotios Fitsilis
21. Hungary’s Parliamentary Administration
Zsolt Szabo
22. Ireland’s Parliamentary Administration
Melissa English and Tara Murphy
23. Italy’s Parliamentary Administration
Luigi Gianniti and Nicola Lupo
24. Latvia’s Parliamentary Administration
Daunis Auers and Visvaldis Valtenbergs
25. Lithuania’s Parliamentary Administration
Modestas Gelbūda
26. Luxembourg’s Parliamentary Administration
Astrid Spreitzer
27. Malta’s Parliamentary Administration
Mark Harwood
28. The Netherlands’ Parliamentary Administration
Afke Groen
29. Poland’s Parliamentary Administration
Maciej Serowaniec
30. Portugal’s Parliamentary Administration
Ana Vargas, Bruno Dias Pinheiro and Teresa Fonseca
31. Romania’s Parliamentary Administration
Alexandra Alina Iancu
32. Slovakia’s Parliamentary Administration
Natália Švecová
33. Slovenia’s Parliamentary Administration
Alenka Kraśovec
34. Spain’s Parliamentary Administration
Mario Kölling and Ignacio Molina
35. Sweden’s Parliamentary Administration
Ingvar Mattson and Thomas Larue
Part II.II In The Wider Europe
36. Albania’s Parliamentary Administration
Afrim Krasniqi
37. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Parliamentary Administration
Damir Kapidžić and Lejla Tafro-Sefić
38. Iceland’s Parliamentary Administration
Porsteinn Magnússon
39. Montenegro’s Parliamentary Administration
Dražen Malović and Mirko Mijanović
40. North Macedonia’s Parliamentary Administration
Vlora Rechica
41. Norway’s Parliamentary Administration
Hilmar Rommetvedt
42. Serbia’s Parliamentary Administration
Davor Jančić□
43. Switzerland’s Parliamentary Administration
Andreas Ladner
44. Turkey’s Parliamentary Administration
Damla Cihangir-Tetik and Selin Turkeş-Kiliç
45. United Kingdom’s Parliamentary Administration
Alexandra Meakin, Ben Yong and Cristina Leston-Bandeira
PArt II.III Worldwide
46. Argentina’s Parliamentary Administration
Maria Paula Bertino
47. Australia’s Parliamentary Administration
Val Barrett
48. Brazil’s Parliamentary Administration
Fabiano Santos and Fernando Saboia Vieira
49. Canada’s Parliamentary Administration
Jonathan Malloy
50. India’s Parliamentary Administration
Milind Thakar
51. Israel’s Parliamentary Administration
Susan Hattis Rolef
52. Japan’s Parliamentary Administration
Karol Żakowski
53. Korea’s Parliamentary Administration
Youngah Guahk
54. Mexico’s Parliamentary Administration
Fernando Nieto-Morales
55. South Africa’s Parliamentary Administration
Timothy Paul Layman
56. Tunisia’s Parliamentary Administration
Faten Sliti
57. The United States Congressional Administration
B. Guy Peters
PART III: The Transnational Dimension of Parliamentary Administration
58. European Parliament’s Administration
Francis Jacobs and Alfredo De Feo
59. Global and Regional Perspectives on Transnational Parliamentary Administrations
Davor Jančić
Biography
Thomas Christiansen is a Professor of Political Science and European Integration at LUISS University, Italy.
Elena Griglio is a Senior Parliamentary Official of the Italian Senate and teaches Comparative Public Law at LUISS University, Italy.
Nicola Lupo is a Professor of Public Law and Director of the Center for Parliamentary Studies (CESP) at LUISS University, Italy.
"Parliamentary administrations assure that legislatures’ formal authority translates into de facto power. The editors provide unique insights on parliamentary administrations worldwide. Historical trajectories, institutional capabilities and current challenges are systematically compared. An overdue Public Administration complement to Parliamentary Studies."
Michael W. Bauer, European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
"A major contribution to an overlooked, but key element of the political system. This volume breaks new ground in the range of questions it addresses and the systematic analysis it undertakes. An impressive feature is that it extends beyond the ‘usual suspects’ in making its selection of cases."
Hussein Kassim, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom.
"This handbook highlights the central importance of administrative resources within democratic legislatures through a broad array of case studies and a careful selection of comparative thematic chapters. The volume provides a new and invaluable resource for comparative research on the quality, capacity and evolution of administrative organization in legislatures."
Amie Kreppel, Professor and Jean Monnet Chair, University of Florida, USA.
