Dr Olivier Walther
Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
Research field: Social Sciences - Geography
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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Journal Article (33)
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Antoine Decoville, Frédéric Durand, Christophe Sohn et al. (2013) Comparing cross-border metropolitan integration in Europe: Towards a functional typology. In Journal of Borderlands Studies 28 (2).
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Walther Olivier (2012) Sons of the soil and conquerors who came on foot: The historical evolution of a West African border region, 75-92. In African Studies Quarterly 12 (1-2).
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Walther O (2012) Traders, agricultural entrepreneurs and the development of cross-border regions in West Africa, 123-141. In Entrepreneurship and Regional Development 25 (3-4).
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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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Denis Retaillé, Olivier Walther (2011) Spaces of uncertainty: a model of mobile space in the Sahel, 85-101. In Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography 32 (1).
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Olivier Walther, Christian Schulz, Sabine Dörry (2011) Specialized international financial centres and their crisis resilience: the case of Luxembourg, 123-142. In Geographische Zeitschrift 99 (2-3).
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Olivier Walther, Vincent Dautel (2010) Intra-regional employment growth in Luxembourg (1994-2005), 45-63. In Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography 92 (1).
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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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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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Working Paper (9)
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Olivier Walther, Dimitrios C Christopoulos (2012) A social network analysis of Islamic terrorism and the Malian rebellion, 1-30.
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Olivier Walther, Bernard Reitel (2012) Cross-border policy networks in the trinational region of Basel, 1-30.
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Denis Retaillé, Olivier Walther (2012) New ways of conceptualizing space and mobility: Lessons from the Sahel to the globalized world.
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Olivier Walther, Michel Tenikue, Mathias Kuepié (2012) Regional trade and border markets between Niger, Benin and Nigeria: A methodological note.
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Olivier Walther (2012) Regional trade and economic networks in West Africa.
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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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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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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 Visiting Scholar at Rutgers University and a Researcher at the 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. Full list of publications available at: http://ceps.academia.edu/OlivierWalther
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Professional Experience
2013 - Present
Visiting Scholar at Center for African Studies, Rutgers University
Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
2007 - Present
Researcher at Department of Geography, Centre for Population, Poverty and Public Policy Studies (CEPS), Luxembourg
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Luxembourg, 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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