Schedler, Kuno creator Mastronardi, Philippe text xu| 2005 continuing ng p.259-282. 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 i 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. - Reproduced. Public administration - Switzerland Public administration Administrative reform - Switzerland Administrative reform Policy Studies Journal 180718