Daniel Aldrich
@danielaldrich.bsky.social
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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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Another problem with the growth of the private insurers is that they "cherry-pick" the least risky homes and businesses in an area. That leaves the government program with the highest costs and creates issues for a program that has operated in the red. www.npr.org/2025/10/16/n...
For private flood insurance companies, the government shutdown is good for business
With the government shutdown, the National Flood Insurance Program is no longer writing new policies. It's causing problems for would-be homeowners, but private companies have stepped in to help.
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New #article by Ngulube et al : Enhancing community participation in disaster risk reduction: insights from Iwate Prefecture Post Great East Japan Earthquake
TL;DR: initiatives represent a broader shift toward embedding disaster risk reduction in everyday life
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Very excited to have our new article out w Hocking et al: Social infrastructure and social capital: Barangay halls and basketball courts as cornerstones of resilience

TL;DR: social infrastructure influences the creation and mobilisation of social capital

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New #article from Hathaway et al: Impact of a Workshop with Visualization and Ethics Discussion on Awareness of Flood Risk
TL;DR: “ethical matrix” enables stakeholders to systematically represent, discuss, understand, and weigh trade-offs and perspectives
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Social infrastructure - the places and spaces that connect us, like the stadiums and pubs from where we watch sports - bridge gaps. Sports fans tend to be both more politically engaged but less polarized than non-fans.
moreincommon.substack.com/p/sports-fan...

New #article from Marina Pera: Social infrastructure in diverse and unequal cities: Examining Civic Management facilities in Barcelona
TL;DR: Social infrastructure plays a crucial role in fostering social ties in socially fragmented societies.
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New #article from Li et al: Transit-Oriented Development Urban Spatial Forms and Typhoon Resilience in Taipei
TL;DR: centrally located TOD-intensive districts score higher in resilience metrics, while peripheral districts with flood-prone areas tend to lag
www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/16...

New #article from Zampollo: Post-disaster regional institutional quality and geographical mobility
TL;DR: higher in-migration in places with lower institutional quality is a result of a demand surge mechanism
www.researchgate.net/publication/...