Appel à contribution : “Good Governance and the Built Environment of Late Medieval Cities (ca. 1200–1600)”, Brussels, du 3 au 5 septembre 2025, date limite le 7 avril 2025
In the late Middle Ages, cities were governed through constant dialogue. Rulers, nobility, citizens and other social groups all found ways to shape urban governance, each articulating complex views on what “good” governance entailed. In order to meet expectations of justice, protection, economic welfare, and the common good, all the forementioned individuals would often invest in the city’s built environment, either by initiating new architectural and infrastructural projects, or by securing the maintenance of existing...