From medieval estates to modern parliament. A study into the political participation in regional and central institutions in the Low Countries

This research project wants to investigate the roots of a modern parliamentary culture. This aim will be achieved by looking at the representatives of the city of Mechelen on a regional and central level between 1350 and 1850. The data about the representatives will be linked with existing databases of local administrators, political mandataries, board members of associations and social groups.

Keywords:DEMOCRACY, POLITICAL HISTORY, POLITICAL CULTURE, GROUP REPRESENTATION

Disciplines:History