Marcus Walton

Marcus Walton is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Boston University, affiliated with the Department of Political Science. He previously served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Public Affairs Research Institute in Johannesburg, South Africa, and as a lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand. During Spring 2024, he is on sabbatical.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Political Science, Brown University
• M.A., Brown University
• B.A., Washington University in St. Louis

Research focuses on democracy and protest dynamics in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, examining how colonial and post-colonial legacies shape contemporary contentious politics. His work integrates qualitative methods to analyze social movements and political institutions in African contexts.

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