期刊名称：Bijdragen en Mededelingen betreffende de Geschiedenis der Nederlanden
印刷版ISSN：0165-0505
电子版ISSN：2211-2898
出版年度：2016
卷号：131
期号：2
页码：1-30
DOI：10.18352/bmgn-lchr.10205
出版社：Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap
摘要：In the Early Modern Period the representation of landowners on the regional
water boards of Rijnland and Schieland changed drastically. During the Middle
Ages the regional water authorities conferred with a broad and flexible group of
representatives, delegated by local landowners, but these were dismissed and
replaced by a small, permanent and elitist group of principal landowners. The cities
were the driving forces behind the formation of Boards of Principal Landowners. By
linking representative institutions in rural contexts to cities, this article contributes
to the debate whether or not intensive political participation was an urban
phenomenon.
