Redesigning Political Governance: Reforms in Parliamentary Committees' Work in Switzerland
Journal
Policy Studies Journal
ISSN
0190-292X
ISSN-Digital
1541-0072
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2005
Author(s)
Abstract
In the course of a major reform wave following the"new public management" as a model, Swiss parliaments at the state and local level have undergone a far-reaching change process. Most of the intellectual and preparatory work was done in specialized parliamentary committees. We found significant differences in the way parliamentary committees in Switzerland organized the specific contexts to change their governance systems, and these differences had a visible impact on the success of the reforms. Our data show that parliamentary committees' process designs were important to their functioning, especially in a change process. A constructive collaboration culture between the parliament and the cabinet was key to successful reforming of these two respective bodies.
Language
English
Keywords
Political Governance
Public Management
Public Governance
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Blackwell
Publisher place
Malden, MA
Volume
33
Number
2
Start page
259
End page
282
Pages
24
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
18846