Colm Trant is a DPhil student in International Relations researching the relationship between power-sharing and conflict resolution. His doctoral project investigates whether divided societies can be reconciled through institutional designs that guarantee groups’ access to power. The project follows a mixed-methods research design, nesting qualitative case-study analysis within preliminary statistical analysis.

Daniel is a South African Rhodes Scholar, Allan Gray Fellow, and DPhil (PhD) candidate in International Relations at the University of Oxford. He holds three degrees, has four years of award-winning experience at the highest levels of student leadership, and serves as the Chairperson of the Oxford Climate Alumni Network, a registered charity and global alumni network of the University of Oxford, which leverages the Oxford alumni network towards solving the climate crisis.