In 1990, a constitution with wide-ranging civil rights was in effect in East Berlin for half a year. These civil rights had been formulated by the citizens\u2019 movements and the opposition at the Central Round Table of the GDR, based on the experiences of the 1989 revolution.<\/p>\n
In the first parliament of the reunited Berlin, efforts to anchor these expanded political rights in the new constitution were largely defeated. However, a provision for legislation by the people was adopted.<\/p>\n
As a result, in the state of Berlin laws can be passed directly without the parliament by popular vote. In recent years, two laws have been passed in this way: the public disclosure of municipal water contracts and the preservation of the Tempelhofer Feld. Although a majority of Berliners\u2014in all districts\u2014voted in favor of the latter in May 2014, the governing parties soon tried to overturn this legislation passed by the citizens. In response, a new citizens\u2019 legislative proposal, \u201cVolksentscheid Retten\u201d, was initiated in 2016 to strengthen legislation by popular vote in the constitution.<\/p>\n
These two processes, in 1989\/90 and 2016, aimed to enable all Berliners to participate in shaping the constitution. This book traces the connection between the two.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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