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. Concurrently, he is a Researcher in the trade, regional integration, and industrial policy practice of DNA Economics, a South African development economics consultancy. His experience, research, and skillsets speak to his passions for African regional integration, South African foreign policy, and the mitigation of climate change.

I joined the Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) in 2021, prior to this I worked within the University of Oxford at the Saïd Business School and Bodleian Library. Before joining the University I worked at the British Embassy in Brussels and for multiple global events agencies based in London.

Responsibilities

I am joint Events and Alumni Officer with Holly Omand.