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
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cleantechnica.com
This energy path avoids deep fossil fuel dependency while positioning the country to supply electrotech to the world. India is showing other countries how to take a cheaper, faster, cleaner pathway to the electrotech future cleantechnica.com/2026/01/25/i...
Vance announces aid restrictions for groups that promote diversity, transgender policies abroad
The move expands a longstanding Republican policy that restricted U.S. funding for organizations working on or promoting abortion overseas.
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Vance on Friday said the United States will stop funding any organization working on diversity and transgender issues abroad www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Many Amazon climate disasters are missing from official records, study finds
More than 12,500 extreme climate events were registered in the Amazon biome between 2013 and 2023, according to a recent study. But many more events were never recorded, as some Amazonian countries pr...
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More than 12,500 extreme climate events were registered in the Amazon biome between 2013 and 2023, according to a recent study. But many more events were never recorded, as some Amazonian countries provided no or limited information
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How Plug-In Solar Lets Everyone Enjoy Solar Savings
Although solar can save consumers a lot of money, many people find it hard to invest if they do not have a good roof or enough capital. Plug-in solar lets everyone save.
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Solar is such a good deal that when the full value of solar is added up solar owners are actually subsidizing their non-solar neighbors. With electricity prices rising faster than inflation you can think of solar as a giant hedge against inflation. www.forbes.com/sites/joshpe...
‘Loneliness economy’: how China is adapting to a rapid rise in solo living
The viral success of check-in app Are You Dead? has exposed the vast demand for services catering to China’s rapidly growing single population.
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Are you dead? As the number of people living alone in China skyrockets, a wave of products and services is emerging to address the safety, social and mental health needs of the country’s solo-living population, www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
Our new #article with Tang: The paradox of smart cities: technological advancements and the disconnection from social participation
TL;DR: Technological advancements in smart cities improve governance but reduce traditional social participation
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TL;DR: Technological advancements in smart cities improve governance but reduce traditional social participation
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New #article from Arafat et al: A new vista on social capital: its types and role in sustainable governance and democracy
TL;DR: social capital is the foundation of society – shaping trust, unity, and democracy – and its power depends on how it is built
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TL;DR: social capital is the foundation of society – shaping trust, unity, and democracy – and its power depends on how it is built
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Social isolation kills. It increases your risk of death by 30%, the same as smoking cigarettes and much worse than factors such as obesity and sedentary living. Americans are living through what researchers call a friendship recession. What can we do?
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New #article from Biferale et al: The Durability of Social Cohesion: The Effect of Climate-Related Disasters on Voluntary Work
TL;DR: voluntary work is positively influenced by a climate-related disaster, and this effect remains stable over time
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TL;DR: voluntary work is positively influenced by a climate-related disaster, and this effect remains stable over time
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Goodbye to the idea that solar panels “die” after 25 years. A new study says the warranty does not mark the end, and real-world performance can last for decades
Solar panels are usually sold with 25 to 30 years of performance promises. But what happens after that, when the warranty language is long gone and you are
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Looking at six solar arrays in Switzerland that have been running since the late 1980s and early 1990s, the team found most panels still produced more than 80% of their original power after three decades. www.ecoticias.com/en/goodbye-t...
Offshore Wind Triumphed in Court, but Industry’s Path in U.S. Remains Choppy
Judges ruled that three wind projects halted by the Trump administration can move forward. Still, reluctance to develop any new sites will be hard to overcome.
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Three East Coast wind projects scored court victories over Trump administration attempts to shut them down last week, but government opposition to offshore turbines could hamper any industry plans for building new ones www.wsj.com/articles/off...
Another State’s Public Universities Are Tightening Post-Tenure Review and Dictating Teaching Loads
Faculty say changes by the Kansas Board of Regents undermine their autonomy, while the board says they are necessary to placate a legislature that might favor more drastic measures.
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Faculty members at Kansas’ six public universities will now be subject to stricter post-tenure-review policies that faculty advocates say erode the institution of tenure — and leave it vulnerable to further attacks from state legislators @AAUP www.chronicle.com/article/anot...
With winter storms coming to much of the US, take a moment to think about those around you whose #socialcapital - their connections - may be weaker and may need help
Leaked photos show hundreds killed in Iran's brutal crackdown
The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.
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Hundreds of photos revealing the faces of those killed during Iran's violent crackdown on anti-government protests have been leaked. Many of the victims were too disfigured to be identified, and 69 people had been labelled in Persian as John or Jane Doe
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