About Oliver Corney

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Me

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I am a postgraduate researcher working on evidence-based analysis of political problems through the Trinity Diagnostic Approach.

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Research Background

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In 2020 I completed my undergraduate degree, where I was awarded an Upper Second in political science at Brunel University. During this time I privately began researching psychological approaches, to trauma and inner resilience. This early independent academic interest in psychology would inform later analytical perspectives, for my current research focus.

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Following the completion of my degree I embarked on a number of applied research roles. In these roles I undertook substantive research, in education policy, focusing on Adult education, apprenticeships and widening access to education for disadvantaged citizens, this work formed the foundations of my future research approach.

In 2025 I was awarded a Masters by Research degree, in International Conflict Analysis at the University of Kent. My thesis entitled 'Bloody Ireland the Unfinished Work of the Northern Ireland Peace Settlement', created the 'Trinity Diagnostic Framework'. This framework was the first concrete part of my future research approach, ‘The Trinity Diagnostic Approach’. In pursuing this framework and subsequent approach, complex political problems could be scored for suitability, diagnosed with root causes exposure, and prescribed recommended solutions to those root problems.

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Research Portfolio–Research Interests

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My research focuses on the structured analysis of complex, long-running political problems that resist straightforward resolution. These problems are typically characterised by high political salience, institutional entrenchment, contested interpretations, and enduring social consequences.

The unifying feature of my work is a problem-led research approach rather than a single substantive policy domain. I develop and apply the Trinity Diagnostic Approach (TDA) to examine how political problems emerge, persist, and evolve across explicit political mechanisms, attitudinal and perceptual dynamics, and deeper societal factors. This approach is designed to preserve analytical rigour while managing the cognitive and evidential complexity inherent in large-scale political issues.

More information on this can be found on the Research Portfolio Page.

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