Christopher Blattman

Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago, in the Harris School of Public Policy

Christopher Blattman is Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago, in the Harris School of Public Policy, and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, he was Associate Professor of International Affairs & Political Science at Columbia University; and an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Economics at Yale.

Recent work by Christopher Blattman

State-building on the margin: An urban experiment in Medellín

The success of an intervention to increase state presence in gang-controlled neighbourhoods depended on the initial level of gang vs state governance

Institutions & Political Economy

Christopher Blattman Gustavo Duncan Benjamin Lessing Santiago Tobón

Published 27.07.22
Alternative dispute resolution in Liberia

Alternative dispute resolution reduced the number of prolonged and unresolved disputes, and meant that disputes were less likely to turn violent

Institutions & Political Economy

Alexandra Hartman Robert Blair Christopher Blattman

Published 08.06.22

Christopher Blattman

Recent work by Christopher Blattman

State-building on the margin: An urban experiment in Medellín

Alternative dispute resolution in Liberia