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 PhD candidate in International Relations at the University of Oxford. His experience, research, and skillsets speak to his passions for African regional integration, South African foreign policy, and the mitigation of climate change. He holds three degrees, has six years of award-winning experience at the highest levels of student governance, and serves as the Chairperson of a climate-focused charity registered in the UK.