Romitesh Kant is a PhD candidate at the Australian National University's Department of Pacific Affairs, where his research explores the relationship between politics and masculinity in the Fijian national context. With over 15 years of experience as an independent research consultant, Romitesh has worked extensively in the fields of governance, civic education, and human rights. An emerging Pacific scholar, his primary research interests include democracy, constitutions, divided societies, youth participation, elections, electoral systems, and institutional design. His research has been published in Pacific Journalism Review, The Contemporary Pacific and Journal of South Pacific Law amongst others.