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.
Chapters 1, 2 and 4 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction: A Global Perspective on the Role of Parliamentary Administrations PART 1: Cross-cutting Analyses of Parliamentary Administrations 2. A Distinct Role for Parliamentary Administrations in Presidential and Parliamentary Systems? 3. The Internal Administrative Structure and the Relationship with the Speaker 4. The Administrative Structure of Bicameral Parliaments 5. The Europeanization of Parliamentary Administrations 6. Parliamentary Diplomacy 7. Parliamentary Administration Facing the Digital Challenge 8. Parliamentary Administrations and the Provision of Scientific Expertise PART 2: Administrations of National Parliaments 2.1 In the EU 9. Austria 10. Belgium 11. Bulgaria 12. Croatia 13. Cyprus 14. Czechia 15. Denmark 16. Estonia 17. Finland 18. France 19. Germany 20. Greece 21. Hungary 22. Ireland 23. Italy 24. Latvia 25. Lithuania 26. Luxembourg 27. Malta 28. Netherlands 29. Poland 30. Portugal 31. Romania 32. Slovakia 33. Slovenia 34. Spain 35. Sweden 2.2 In The Wider Europe 36. Albania 37. Bosnia and Herzegovina 38. Iceland 39. Montenegro 40. North Macedonia 41. Norway 42. Serbia 43. Switzerland 44. Turkey 45. United Kingdom 2.3 Worldwide 46. Argentina 47. Australia 48. Brazil 49. Canada 50. India 51. Israel 52. Japan 53. Korea 54. Mexico 55. South Africa 56. Tunisia 57. United States PART 3: The Transnational Dimension of Parliamentary Administration 58. European Parliament 59. Global and Regional Perspectives on Transnational Parliamentary Administrations
About the Author :
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.
Review :
"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.
