In its more than 20 years of existence, what contributions have Working Parties brought to psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic research?

This closing chapter returns to the overall title question of the volume and provides a summary overview of the remarkable impact, both intended as well as unintended, of Working Parties on psychoanalysis and its research. On the part of Working Parties, the specific results achieved on their chosen topics display an unquestionably wide range of goal-oriented contributions, which arise from their steady ongoing activities. Additionally, a variety of beneficial general effects on the psychoanalytic community should also be taken into consideration, some of which are, on the part of Working Parties, entirely or partly unlooked for.