Dr Olivier Walther
Researcher, Department of Geography, Centre for Population, Poverty and Public Policy Studies (CEPS), LuxembourgEsch-Alzette, Luxembourg
Research field: Social Sciences
Economic geography, cross-border integration, geography of finance, city regions and the knowledge economy, development studies, informal trade, West Africa.
Publications
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Book (1)
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Olivier Walther (2008) Affaires de patrons. Villes et commerce transfrontalier au Sahel. In Peter Lang.
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Book Section (2)
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Olivier Walther (2010) Economie et frontières en Afrique sahélienne: un usage clientéliste de la partition coloniale. In Maîtrise de l’espace et développement en Afrique. Etat des lieux.Download PDF (977.45 KB)
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Christian Schulz, Olivier Walther (2009) Finanzplatz Luxemburg. In Atlas du Luxembourg.Download PDF (2.54 MB)
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Journal Article (27)
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Jen Nelles, Olivier Walther (2011) Changing European borders: from separation to interface? An introduction. In Articulo - Journal of Urban Research.Download PDF (144.53 KB)
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Olivier Walther (2011) Expanding economic life: the potentialities and future of cities. In Articulo - Journal of Urban Research.Download PDF (104.73 KB)
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Olivier Walther (2011) New York City: A Burning Portrait of Urban America. In Articulo - Journal of Urban Research.Download PDF (100.57 KB)
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Olivier Walther, Vincent Dautel (2010) Intra-regional employment growth in Luxembourg (1994-2005). In Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography 92 (1).
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Olivier Walther, Laurent Matthey (2010) The city as body. In Articulo - Journal of Urban Research.Download PDF (92.89 KB)
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Olivier Walther (2009) A Mobile Idea of Space. Traders, Patrons and the Cross-Border Economy in Sahelian Africa, 34-46. In Journal of Borderlands Studies.Download PDF (453.95 KB)
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Vincent Dautel, Olivier Walther (2009) Croissance de l’emploi et mobilité des entreprises au Luxembourg (1994-2005), 1-12. In Population et Territoire.Download PDF (850.23 KB)
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Christophe Sohn, Bernard Reitel, Olivier Walther (2009) Cross-border metropolitan integration in Europe: the case of Luxembourg, Basel and Geneva, 922-939. In Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy.
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Olivier Walther, Christian Schulz (2009) Finanzplatz Luxemburg–vom ‘Steuerparadies‘ zur Investmentfonds-Kapitale, 30-35. In Geographische Rundschau 61 (1).Download PDF (3.3 MB)
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Christophe Sohn, Olivier Walther (2009) Métropolisation et intégration transfrontalière: le paradoxe luxembourgeois, 51-67. In Espaces & Sociétés.Download PDF (668.11 KB)
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Report (1)
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Olivier Walther (2007) L’échange généralisé : urbanisation et relations villes-campagnes en Afrique de l’ouest.Download PDF (166.19 KB)
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Working Paper (4)
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Olivier Walther (2011) Sons of the soil and conquerors : The historical construction of the Dendi border region (West Africa).Download PDF (850.76 KB)
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Vincent Dautel, Olivier Walther (2011) The geography of innovation in the Luxembourg metropolitan region : an intra-regional approach.Download PDF (1.24 MB)
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Christian Schulz, Olivier Walther (2010) Adaptation strategies of Luxembourg ’ s financial centre under pressure.Download PDF (1.12 MB)
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Olivier Walther, Denis Retaillé (2010) Sahara or Sahel ? The fuzzy geography of terrorism in West Africa.Download PDF (1014.2 KB)
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Awards and Grants
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Sep 2002Academic Excellence Award, Faculty of Arts, University of Lausanne
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Sep 2001Institute of Geography Alumni Association Prize, University of Lausanne
Biographical Information
Olivier Walther is a Research Officer at the Department of Geography, Centre for Population, Poverty and Public Policy Studies in Luxembourg. He holds a PhD from the University of Lausanne and Rouen. His major research interests are in informal economic networks and cross-border integration in West Africa. Aside from West African studies, Olivier Walther is involved in several research projects dedicated to cross-border metropolitan integration in Europe.
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Professional Experience
2007 - Present
Researcher at Department of Geography, Centre for Population, Poverty and Public Policy Studies (CEPS), Luxembourg
Differdange, Luxembourg
Differdange, Luxembourg
Jan 2003 - Dec 2006
Research assistant at Institute of Geography, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Lausanne, Switzerland
Lausanne, Switzerland
Education
Jan 2003 - Dec 2006
Jun 2002 - Sep 2004
University of Geneva
in Geneva, Switzerland
Master of Advanced Studies in Development Studies
Master of Advanced Studies in Development Studies
Jun 1997 - Sep 2001
University of Lausanne
in Lausanne, Switzerland
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
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| Webpage: | metrolux.ceps.lu/ |
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