http://www.america.govpublications/ejournalusa/0110/preparing-the-ground-cont..rss http://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0110/preparing-the-ground-cont/democracys-rhetoric-of-defeat.html Paul Corcoran, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Adelaide, Australia Concession speeches, particularly after hardfought elections, reinforce government stability by reconciling citizens to election results. http://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0110/preparing-the-ground-cont/democracys-rhetoric-of-defeat.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:35:48 -0500 http://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0110/preparing-the-ground-cont/civil-society-democracy-and-elections Bruce Gilley, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon Strong civil societies hold elected officials responsible for good governance and cultivate the political conditions in which democracy can thrive. http://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0110/preparing-the-ground-cont/civil-society-democracy-and-elections Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:32:55 -0500 http://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0110/preparing-the-ground-cont/the-2008-2009-u.-s.-presidential-transition-successful-cooperation Martha Joynt Kumar, Professor of Political Science, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, and Director of the White House Transition Project The smoothest handovers from one administration to another require long months of advance work and cooperation by outgoing and incoming presidents. http://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0110/preparing-the-ground-cont/the-2008-2009-u.-s.-presidential-transition-successful-cooperation Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:12:59 -0500