http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20191212-181008-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/history-with-a-future-the-relevance-of-the-1989-round-table-experience-for-today/ History with a Future? The Relevance of the 1989 Round Table Experience for Today Meyer-Resende, Michael ger 2019-12-12 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 1989 Central and Eastern Europe Poland Round Table Ungarn Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 The experience of the Central European round tables has no specific relevance today, but it may be significant in the future. Not in a direct way of copying them and it would be unwise to frame any future political consultation as a being inspired by the 1989 round tables. Yet, if we look at the round tables’ essence, negotiating a peaceful transition with an outgoing power, charting a course between legality and legitimacy, the round tables can tell us something of remaining relevance.