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The institutions established for this purpose operated very differently, were not accessible to everyone, and often became corrupt.<br \/>\nFrom the 19th century onward, nation-states justified the existence of elected parliaments by pointing to their ancient predecessors.<br \/>\nOnly now do we truly understand how political participation developed across Europe and how it functioned in practice.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; content_text_aligment=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>LECTURER: Wim Blockmans<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Dr. Wim Blockmans is an emeritus professor of history.<br \/>\nAfter earning his doctorate at Ghent University, he taught at, among others, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Leiden University, where he was a professor of medieval history from 1987 to 2010.<br \/>\nFrom 2002 to 2010, he also served as rector of the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Wassenaar.<br \/>\nHe is a member of the Dutch, British, European, and Flemish Academies and the author of several works, including\u00a0<em>Medezeggenschap. Politieke participatie in Europa v\u00f3\u00f3r 1800<\/em>\u00a0(2020), recently translated into English as\u00a0<em>The Voice of the People?<\/em>\u00a0(2024).<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21806&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Portrait Wim Blockmans \u00a9 Uitgeverij Promotheus \/ Photographer \u00a9 Koen Broos<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Practical<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 18\/06\/2025 at 6 pm, in Dutch<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entrance : 5 \u20ac \/ 3 \u20ac (when showing a proof of membership at Willemsfonds, Davidsfonds, Masereelfonds of the Friends of the Erasmus House at the frontdesk of Erasmus House)<br \/>\nPayment on site<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A partnership Davidsfonds \u2013 Willemsfonds \u2013 Masereelfonds \u2013 Erasmus House<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7289&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21728&#8243; img_size=&#8221;256&#215;181&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21731&#8243; img_size=&#8221;139&#215;82&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21809&#8243; img_size=&#8221;408&#215;159&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid element_width=&#8221;3&#8243; gap=&#8221;10&#8243; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1755505003477-d7ea9ff9-0244-3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proins gravida nibh vel velit auctor aliquet. 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