Nicolas van de Walle

Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Government, Africa Studies & Research Center at Cornell University

Nicolas van de Walle (PhD. Princeton University, 1990) has been a professor in the department since 2004. His primary field is comparative politics. His teaching and research focuses on the political economy of development, with a special focus on Africa; on democratization, and on the politics of economic reform.

Latest contributions 

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Extractive colonial economies and legacies of spatial inequality: Evidence from Africa

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  • Development
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  • Economic history