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%

The game was the Bull's to lose, and they managed to do so in the last five minutes

New #article from Gaspar et al: Beyond soil and yields: a systematic review of social capital’s role in regenerative agriculture
TL;DR: social capital shapes regenerative transitions and provides a transferable basis for guiding future research
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Electrification would allow us to meet rising energy demands in a zero carbon fashion while cutting energy input by a quarter. www.ft.com/content/7258...
Electrification is the key to energy efficiency
Productivity gains could cut final energy demand by nearly a quarter over the next 25 years, even as global GDP doubles
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Public libraries rely on state and federal funding to supplement local money and offerings, and they increasingly provide basic social services such as food banks, internet access and places for people experiencing homelessness to stay before shelters open www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Federal Cuts, Immigration Raids and a Slowing Economy Hit Rural Libraries
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Marriage equality retained, at least temporarily : the Supreme Court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple
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Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple.
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My book Building Resilience argues that #socialcapital - the ties that bind us together - is critical for surviving and thriving during shocks and disasters
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New #chapter from Simelyte: Social Resilience in the Baltic States and Crisis Management: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects
TL;DR: key aspect of social resilience is social capital: networks, relationships, and norms that facilitate collective action.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

New #chapter from Gul et al: Gender-Focused Social Capital and Community Actions to Mitigate Flood Risks in Pakistan
TL;DR: importance of gender perspectives in climate resilience and disaster mitigation
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Solar panels prevented about 178 million tons of harmful air pollution from dirty fuels during the examined timeframe, preventing thousands of premature deaths www.yahoo.com/news/article...
New study reveals that solar panels are preventing premature deaths across the US: 'Their broader societal benefits are underexplored'
"These are benefits that extend well beyond electricity prices."
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Prestige rules: The top 20% of political science departments produced 75% of all faculty and the bottom 50% accounted for less than 5% of all TT faculty members at a research university www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Where You Earn Your PhD Matters | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
Where You Earn Your PhD Matters - Volume 58 Issue 4
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Fung-wong’s death toll of two was significantly lower than that of Kalmaegi, which killed more than 200 people earlier this month. Still, about 1,000 homes had been damaged by Fung-wong www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
‘Like It Was the End of the World’: A Million Flee From Typhoon in the Philippines
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Japanese automotive giants are rapidly building production capacity in India, marking one of the most significant strategic pivots in the global auto industry. www.autoblog.com/news/japans-...
Japan's Auto Giants Are Ditching China — and Betting Big Somewhere Unexpected
One Asian nation is quietly becoming the world's next automotive powerhouse.
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House without a bathroom: DOE has no permanent disposal facility for nuclear waste, leaving taxpayers on the hook for payments of up to $800 million every year in damages, a bill that has reached $11.1 billion since 1998, and could grow to $44.5 billion www.cnbc.com/2025/11/09/n...
New U.S. nuclear power boom begins with old, still-unsolved problem: What to do with radioactive waste
As government and industry, from tech giants to utilities, commit to big nuclear power plants, there is still no clear solution for radioactive waste storage.
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Kill switch: Norway transport firm steps up controls after tests show Chinese-made buses can be halted remotely share.google/pmJ6uklZKmZZ...
Norway transport firm steps up controls after tests show Chinese-made buses can be halted remotely
A Norwegian public transport operator plans to tighten security after tests on Chinese-made electric buses revealed the manufacturer could remotely turn them off.
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Controversies at selective institutions attract headlines and energy, but they have little to do with the concerns of most students: whether tuition is affordable, childcare is available, credits transfer without friction, and programs lead to real jobs fortune.com/2025/11/08/g...
The broken narrative of higher education bears little resemblance to students’ real lives | Fortune
Congress members’ own backgrounds and pop culture both play a powerful role in shaping the nation’s (negative) perception of higher education.
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