Cyril Brandt finished his PhD at the International Development Studies programme at the University of Amsterdam in 2018. He is an Associate Researcher at IOB (Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp) and Honorary Associate at IDS.
His work has focused on (1) the political economy of educational governance reforms and teacher salaries in protracted violent crises, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo, (2) teacher governance in violent contexts and violence against teachers, (3) the political economy of an unfinished population census. Next to his academic work Cyril works as a facilitator for anti-racism / critical whiteness workshops.