Daniel Tate
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. 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. Previously, he worked with the One South Africa Movement, directly with the former Leader of the Opposition in South Africa, Dr Mmusi Maimane MP. His doctoral research is in the fields of international political economy, international relations of Africa, energy diplomacy, and regionalism. He has simultaneously been a lecturer, research assistant, and teaching assistant on international relations, regionalism, and the extractive industries. Alongside his research and teaching, he has worked extensively to represent students and reform institutions in the higher education sector.
Country/Region of interest/research focus: Africa (especially South Africa and Ethiopia)