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Settlement structure and public goods provision

13 November 2024, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Citadel and Cityscape of Amman, Jordan. Image credit: hopeless128 via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Join this event to hear Krzysztof Krakowski discuss the impact of the architecture of early human settlements on today's level of public goods provision.

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

Tobias Ruttenauer

Location

Room G03
55-59 Gordon Square
London
WC1H 0NU

This seminar explores how circular villages can create a more equitable distribution of resources, thus spurring social interaction. The research looks at the colonisation of Central Germany in the 8th century, which brought about two distinct village types: circular marketplace villages vs. linear street villages.

Krzysztof will argue that circular villages facilitate public goods provision (such as public benches and playgrounds) by

  • making community engagement observable, and
  • by fostering an equal distribution of land and housing.

This event will be particularly useful for researchers.

Please note this is a hybrid event and can be joined either in-person or online.


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Image

hopeless128 via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

About the Speaker

Krzysztof Krakowski

Assistant Professor (Lecturer) at the Department of Political Economy, King's College London

He is also a guest researcher in the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Bern. He received his PhD in 2018 from the European University Institute.

His research focuses on comparative politics and political economy, with a particular interest in political and intergroup conflict.

More about Krzysztof Krakowski