Foreword / Lord Philip Norton -- Introduction : a global perspective on the role of parliamentary administrations / Thomas Christiansen, Elena Griglio and Nicola Lupo -- I. Cross-cutting analyses of parliamentary administrations -- A distinct role for parliamentary administrations in presidential and parliamentary systems? / Cristina Fasone -- The internal administrative structure and the relationship with the speaker / Luigi Gianniti and Rosella Di Cesare -- The administrative structure of bicameral parliaments / Elena Griglio and Nicola Lupo -- The Europeanization of parliamentary administrations / Anna-Lena Högenauer -- Parliamentary diplomacy / Jonathan Murphy -- Parliamentary administration facing the digital challenge / Fotios Fitsilis and Olivier Costa -- Parliamentary administrations and the provision of scientific expertise / Giovanni Rizzoni -- II. Administrations of national parliaments -- Austria’s parliamentary administration / Christoph Konrath, Johannes Pollak and Peter Slominski -- Belgium’s parliamentary administration / Pieter Dirck G. Caboor and Patricia Popelier -- Bulgaria’s parliamentary administration / Martin Belov -- Croatia’s parliamentary administration / Jelena Špiljak -- Cyprus’ parliamentary administration / Natia Karayianni -- Czechia’s parliamentary administration / Petr Kaniok -- Denmark’s parliamentary administration / Helene Helboe Pedersen -- Estonia’s parliamentary administration / Leif Kalev, Ott Lumi and Tõnis Saarts -- Finland’s parliamentary administration / Tapio Raunio -- France’s parliamentary administration / Angela Tacea -- Germany’s parliamentary administration / Felix Arndt, Anna-Lena Hoegenauer and Claus Koggel -- Greece’s parliamentary administration / Fotios Fitsilis -- Hungary’s parliamentary administration / Zsolt Szabo -- Ireland’s parliamentary administration / Melissa English and Tara Murphy -- Italy’s parliamentary administration / Luigi Gianniti and Nicola Lupo -- Latvia’s parliamentary administration / Daunis Auers and Visvaldis Valtenbergs -- Lithuania’s parliamentary administration / Modestas Gelbūda -- Luxembourg’s parliamentary administration / Astrid Spreitzer -- Malta’s parliamentary administration / Mark Harwood -- The Netherlands’ parliamentary administration / Afke Groen -- Poland’s parliamentary administration / Maciej Serowaniec -- Portugal’s parliamentary administration / Ana Vargas, Bruno Dias Pinheiro and Teresa Fonseca -- Romania’s parliamentary administration / Alexandra Alina Iancu -- Slovakia’s parliamentary administration / Natália Švecová -- Slovenia’s parliamentary administration / Alenka Kraśovec -- Spain’s parliamentary administration / Mario Kölling and Ignacio Molina -- Sweden’s parliamentary administration / Ingvar Mattson and Thomas Larue -- Albania’s parliamentary administration / Afrim Krasniqi -- Bosnia and Herzegovina’s parliamentary administration / Damir Kapidžić and Lejla Tafro-Sefić -- Iceland’s parliamentary administration / Porsteinn Magnússon -- Montenegro’s parliamentary administration / Dražen Malović and Mirko Mijanović -- North Macedonia’s parliamentary administration / Vlora Rechica -- Norway’s parliamentary administration / Hilmar Rommetvedt -- Serbia’s parliamentary administration / Davor Jančić -- Switzerland’s parliamentary administration / Andreas Ladner -- Turkey’s parliamentary administration / Damla Cihangir-Tetik and Selin Turkeş-Kiliç -- United Kingdom’s parliamentary administration / Alexandra Meakin, Ben Yong and Cristina Leston-Bandeira -- Argentina’s parliamentary administration / Maria Paula Bertino -- Australia’s parliamentary administration / Val Barrett -- Brazil’s parliamentary administration / Fabiano Santos and Fernando Saboia Vieira -- Canada’s parliamentary administration / Jonathan Malloy -- India’s parliamentary administration / Milind Thakar -- Israel’s parliamentary administration / Susan Hattis Rolef -- Japan’s parliamentary administration / Karol Żakowski -- Korea’s parliamentary administration / Youngah Guahk -- Mexico’s parliamentary administration / Fernando Nieto-Morales -- South Africa’s parliamentary administration / Timothy Paul Layman -- Tunisia’s parliamentary administration / Faten Sliti -- The United States Congressional administration / B. Guy Peters -- III. The transnational dimension of parliamentary administration -- European Parliament’s administration / Francis Jacobs and Alfredo De Feo -- Global and regional perspectives on transnational parliamentary administrations / Davor Jančić.