nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20191211-180924-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 191211s2019||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20191211-180924-0 doi eng 342 23 Boulanger, Christian Author aut Causes and Consequences of the “Failure” of the GDR Central Round Table (Dec. 1989- Feb. 1990) Boulanger, Christian Verfassungsblog 2019-12-11 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On one hand, I wish to give credit to the Central Round Table which is often seen as not having fulfilled its aspirations. Given the particular structural context in which the round table was operating, it was remarkably successful and achieved more than could have been anticipated given its weak legitimacy and power base, in particular, providing a sense of stability and moral guidance in tumultuous times. On the other hand, my thesis is that it was unable to exert a major influence on what was to follow, neither in the short-term or long-term. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 1989 Central Round Table GDR Round Table Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/causes-and-consequences-of-the-failure-of-the-gdr-central-round-table-dec-1990-feb-1990/ raw object