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Olivier Walther

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University of Florida

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Olivier Walther is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida, specializing in research areas such as pastoralism, political violence, and urban-rural geographies in Africa. His recent publications include studies on the existential threats facing pastoralism in West Africa and the impact of transport policies on road accessibility in Ghana. Additionally, he has contributed to the understanding of conflict dynamics through works that explore the spatial aspects of political violence and terrorism trends. His expertise spans across various facets of geography and conflict studies, highlighting the intersection of spatial analysis and social issues.

Recent Grants

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Modeling the Spread of Armed Conflict in North and West Africa

Open Date: 2025-01-01

Close Date: 2026-12-01

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Monitoring the Spatial Evolution of Conflicts in North and West Africa II

Open Date: 2023-01-01

Close Date: 2024-12-01

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Integrating Socio-economic and Remotely Sensed Information to Characterize Conflict Precursors and Land Degradation Dynamics in Ghana

Open Date: 2023-01-01

Close Date: 2025-12-01

Grant: Close

Monitoring the Spatial Evolution of Conflicts in North and West Africa

Open Date: 2021-01-01

Close Date: 2022-12-01

Grant: Close

Inclusiveness and Diversity as Building Blocks of Resilient International Research Teams in the Age of COVID-19

Open Date: 2021-01-01

Close Date: 2022-12-01

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Antonis Vradis

Professor

University of St. Andrews

UNITED KINGDOM

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Paul Nugent

Professor of Comparative African History

University of Edinburgh

UNITED KINGDOM

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Mirjam de Bruijn

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Leiden University

NETHERLANDS

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Jussi Laine

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University of Eastern Finland

FINLAND

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Patricia Ehrkamp

University of Kentucky

UNITED STATES

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Nick Dorward

University of Southampton

UNITED KINGDOM

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Thomas Ptak

Associate Professor

Texas State University

UNITED STATES

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Thomas Cantens

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BELGIUM

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Steven Radil

Assistant Professor of Geosciences

United States Air Force Academy

UNITED STATES

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Christian Leuprecht

Editor-in-Chief

Royal Military College of Canada

CANADA

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Filippo Menga

Associate Professor of Geography

University of Bergamo

ITALY

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Articles (24)

Mapping the long-term trajectories of political violence in Africa

The gaps on our maps

The spatial structure of West African livestock trade networks

An Introduction to African Borderlands

Border Cities in Africa

Mapping African Borderlands

Transnational Violence and Terrorism in Africa

The Spatial Conflict Life Cycle in Africa

Pastoralism is facing existential threat in West Africa

The Recent Expansion of Militias in West Africa

Care, continuity, and meaningful change

The impact of transport policies on road accessibility in Ghana (2010-2019)

Border studies at 45

Urban-Rural Geographies of Political Violence in North and West Africa

Mapping the Travel Geography of the 9/11 Network

Introducing the Spatial Conflict Dynamics Indicator of Political Violence

Detecting trends and shocks in terrorist activities

Small steps

Mobility, mobilization, and counter/insurgency: the routes of terror in an African context

Contextualizing the Relationship Between Borderlands and Political Violence: A Dynamic Space-Time Analysis in North and West Africa

Security and Trade in African Borderlands – An Introduction

Mapping International Co-authorship Networks in Border Studies (1986–2018)

Boundaries, Communities and State-making in West Africa: The Centrality of the Margins (Vol. 144)

The Diffusion and Permeability of Political Violence in North and West Africa

Collaborators (11)

Antonis Vradis

Paul Nugent

Mirjam de Bruijn

Jussi Laine

Patricia Ehrkamp

Nick Dorward

Thomas Ptak

Thomas Cantens

Steven Radil

Christian Leuprecht

Filippo Menga

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