Daniel Aldrich
danielaldrich.bsky.social
Daniel Aldrich
@danielaldrich.bsky.social

Social scientist interested in social capital, social infrastructure, energy and environmental politics. Books at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Daniel-P.-Aldrich/author/B001JSDHPW

Daniel P. Aldrich is an academic in the fields of political science, public policy and Asian studies. He is currently full professor of political science and public policy at Northeastern University. Aldrich has held several Fulbright fellowships, including a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Applied Public Policy at Flinders University in Australia in 2023, a Fulbright Specialist in Trinidad-Tobago in 2018, a Fulbright research fellowship at the University of Tokyo's Economic's Department for the 2012–2013 academic year, and a IIE Fulbright Dissertation Fellowship in Tokyo in 2002–2003. His research, prompted in part by his own family's experience of Hurricane Katrina, explores how communities around the world respond to and recover from disaster. .. more

Political science 31%
Sociology 29%

Fossil fuel President: Donald Trump will unveil plans to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain US coal-fired power plants as he seeks to drive domestic reliance on the fossil fuel. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump to Direct Pentagon to Buy Coal in Bid to Revive Industry
President Donald Trump will unveil plans to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain US coal-fired power plants as he seeks to drive domestic reliance on the fossil fuel.
www.bloomberg.com

Japanese local government has installed a sign warning people of cats jumping out

New #article from Utus et al: Respiratory Problems Among Individuals Living İn Containers Following The 2023 Earthquake
TL;DR: Adults residing in containers had measurable impairments in respiratory function, muscle strength, sleep quality, well-being
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...

Trump panel report draft calls the “specialized industry” of expert consultants a “Disaster Industrial Complex.”
www.eenews.net/articles/con...

New #chapter from Soegiharto et al: Social Capital Perspective in Rural Development Policy

TL;DR: trust and norms, crucial components of social capital, are also implicitly present.

www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

New #article from Yang et al: Tradition, values, and religion in a center-periphery explanation of disaster governance
TL;DR: civil society-led responses leverage local knowledge, networks, and traditions to foster resilience and collective action
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New #chapter from Rocco: Urban Development and Public Goods
TL;DR: integrating public goods into urban projects, cities create environments that foster social equity, promote well-being, and ensure that the benefits of urban living are accessible to all
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Ramping up renewables; China alone has a pipeline of more than 1,500GW, equivalent to that of the next six countries combined: Brazil (401GW); Australia (368GW); India (234GW); the US (226GW); Spain (165GW); and the Philippines (146GW).
www.carbonbrief.org/g7-falling-b...
G7 ‘falling behind’ China as world’s wind and solar plans reach new high in 2025 - Carbon Brief
The G7 major economies fell behind in 2025 as the amount of wind and solar power being developed reached a new high.
www.carbonbrief.org

Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation:
A small group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts seem poised to pay off. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
www.nytimes.com

More solar farms are on the way around the UK, in a move that boosts the country's clean power goals but could spark anger from local NIMBY opponents www.bbc.com/news/article...
More solar farms on the way after record renewables auction
The results have been welcomed by climate and clean energy groups but could face opposition from local communities.
www.bbc.com