http://www.america.govpublications/ejournalusa/0110/transferring-power.html.rss http://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0110/transferring-power/hoover-to-roosevelt-transition-in-a-time-of-crisis Donald A. Ritchie, Historian of the United States Senate The transition from Republican president Herbert Hoover to Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression occurred during a time of great economic and political stress, but nevertheless was peaceful. http://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0110/transferring-power/hoover-to-roosevelt-transition-in-a-time-of-crisis Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:47:51 -0500 http://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0110/transferring-power/how-a-partially-free-election-altered-poland Anna Husarska, Translator, Journalist, and Humanitarian Worker A first-hand account of Poland’s 1989 election and of how the Solidarity movement and other civil society groups helped establish Polish democracy. http://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0110/transferring-power/how-a-partially-free-election-altered-poland Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:50:12 -0500 http://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0110/transferring-power/authoritarian-rule-to-european-union-romania-and-moldova Grigore Pop-Eleches, Assistant Professor of Politics, Public and International Affairs, Princeton University Two former Communist bloc states have followed different paths toward democracy. Civil society has played a role both in Romania, now a European Union member, and Moldova, an aspiring member. http://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0110/transferring-power/authoritarian-rule-to-european-union-romania-and-moldova Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:46:54 -0500 http://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0110/transferring-power/serbian-autumn-delayed-a-lesson-in-uncivil-democracy-building Zoran Cirjakovic, Journalist and Lecturer Sometimes civil society organizations are less effective than seasoned political dealmakers in achieving a democratic outcome. http://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0110/transferring-power/serbian-autumn-delayed-a-lesson-in-uncivil-democracy-building Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:42:43 -0500