Bert De Munck (1967) is a full Professor, teaching ���Early Modern History���, ���Theory of Historical Knowledge��� and ���History of Science and Society���. His research is at the intersection of social history, urban history and the history of knowledge and know-how, with a focus on solidarity (in times of crisis) and craftsmanship. His publications include Guilds, Labour and the Urban Body Politic: Fabricating Community in the Southern Netherlands, 1300-1800 (Routledge 2018) and How the World Turned into a Laboratory: The Long Road to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Ethics Press 2025).