POKŁOSIE OKRĄGŁEGO STOŁU PRZESZŁOŚĆ DLA PRZYSZŁOŚCI
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2009
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Wydział Prawa i Administracji UAM
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AFTERMATH OF THE “ROUND TABLE”: THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE
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The political contract concluded a t the “Round Table” twenty years ago continues to produce
much controversy, and when confronted with the subsequent political changes it reveals its
sociotechnical and tactical character. The negotiating team representing the Solidarity and opposition
consisted largely of city intellectuals with long-time oppositionist history, capable of presenting the
existing authorities a different vision of Poland and its society. They also managed to win legalisation
of independent trade unions and other social organisations, turn their 35% parliamentary
representation into a stronghold from which they continued to attract more followers, both from the
Democratic Alliance and Peasant Party, formerly allied to the ruling Workers’ Party, and eventually
create grounds for electing the first opposition prime minister.
With this accomplished, the economic reforms have accelerated and the political scene has
become more diversified. However, there are still reforms th a t need completion before the citizens can
be fully integrated to participate actively in the transformation of their own country, and become more
interested in public matters. Therefore, in the concluding part of the paper, effects and consequences
of the unfinished political transformation are indicated. This is followed by the author’s own concept
of a balanced society with integrated citizens.
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Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny 71, 2009, z. 2, s. 349-379