Nicolas van de Walle


Nicolas van de Walle is an American political scientist. He has taught at Cornell University since 2004, and is currently the Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Government. Between January 2004 and June 2008 he directed the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. Before coming to Cornell he taught at Michigan State University, and has worked at The World Bank and The United Nations Development Program. Since 2005, Van de Walle has served as the Associate Dean for International Studies. Van de Walle has written the "Africa" book review section for Foreign Affairs since the May/June 2004 issue.

Awards

In 2002, Van de Walle was awarded the G.M. Luebbert Prize of the American Political Science Association for the best book in comparative politics for his book African Economies and the Politics of Permanent Crisis, 1979-1999.

Education