Global Lessons on Managing Executive Transitions

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) developed this comprehensive guide on managing transitions in different political contexts. This guide outlines good practices based on global experiences in transitions across different countries to provide guidance to incoming and outgoing leaders and their staff, in addition to members of the civil service and other relevant transition actors, to ensure a smooth process.

This resource was developed by former officials and experts with experience managing transitions in presidential, parliamentary, and post-conflict contexts. The guide has been developed as an interactive PDF, that allows users to click between and among various topics across political contexts. Please use the left-hand outline in the document to shift between sections.