Daniel Hirschel-Burns

Danny Hirschel-Burns is PhD candidate in the Political Science Department. He is interested in violence, state-building, and ideas in politics. His dissertation will examine the ways in which armed groups attempt to change civilian belief and behavior through ideology and political education, and whether these efforts are indeed successful. His primary case study is the last four decades of the Colombian conflict, and the education efforts of various armed groups. He is primarily interested in qualitative and survey-based research methods. Beyond his dissertation, he retains a sustained interest in Bolivian politics, having studied there while earning his B.A. at Swarthmore College (‘14).