Daniel P. Aldrich

For the university administrator, see Daniel Aldrich.
Daniel P. Aldrich
Born1974
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Known forRole of social capital in crisis
AwardsMorehead-Cain Fellowship, FLAS Fellowship, NSF Graduate Fellowship, Fulbright Fellowships (3), Klein Lecture
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical science
InstitutionsNortheastern University

Daniel P. Aldrich (born 1974) 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.[1] Aldrich has held several Fulbright fellowships, including a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Applied Public Policy (Democratic Resilience) at Flinders University in Australia in 2023, [2] a Fulbright Specialist[3] 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,[4] explores how communities around the world respond to and recover from disaster.

Much of Aldrich's research has explored the interaction between social networks, public policy, and the environment.[5] His research interests include comparative politics, nuclear power, disaster recovery,[6] and countering violent extremism.[7] One of his main contributions has been the argument that social capital serves as the critical engine for post-disaster recovery and that these ties are more important than factors such as damage from the event, wealth, or investment in physical infrastructure.[8] His work has been cited by organizations such as Facebook, the Red Cross, NYC Emergency Management, the Legal Services Corporation, and the City Club of Portland in their focus on the role of social ties during disaster.[9][10][11][12][13] He has also worked extensively on interactions between civil society, social networks, and the state, especially in the siting of controversial facilities.[citation needed]

Aldrich's earlier research focused on Japan's nuclear power program. He has been interviewed extensively in the press as an expert on this subject.[14][15][16][17] Aldrich's ongoing work includes a focus on social infrastructure, that is, the facilities and places that help people meet, build trust and create and maintain social capital [18]

  1. ^ "After Catastrophe". He was previously a full professor of political science at Purdue University The Chronicle Review, Scott Carlson, May 6, 2013
  2. ^ "Current Scholars".
  3. ^ "Find Programs".
  4. ^ "Katrina Survivor Explains How To Weather Disaster " WLRN, Miami, Sep 20, 2012
  5. ^ Hobson, Christopher (July 2, 2013). "What Role for Nuclear Power in Japan's Future?". The Asia Pacific Journal. 11 (27). Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  6. ^ Root. "Homeland Security Watch". hlswatch.com.
  7. ^ "Countering Violent Extremism."
  8. ^ "Recovering from disaster: social networks matter more than bottled water and batteries" The Conversation 30 Feb 2017
  9. ^ TOOLKIT FORNYC COMMUNITYAND FAITH-BASED NETWORKS, nyc.gov, retrieved 2019-08-04
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  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2017-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Disaster Task Force | LSC - Legal Services Corporation: America's Partner for Equal Justice". Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  14. ^ "Nuclear Street Interview With Dr. Daniel P. Aldrich, Author Of SITE FIGHTS: DIVISIVE FACILITIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN JAPAN AND THE WEST". nuclearstreet.com.
  15. ^ "The Future of Nuclear Energy in Japan," National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) Expert Interview, 1 August 2011
  16. ^ “Fukushima One Year Later,” National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) Expert Interview, 6 March 2012
  17. ^ "In Japan, a Culture That Promotes Nuclear Dependency". New York Times, By MARTIN FACKLER and NORIMITSU ONISHIMAY 30, 2011
  18. ^ "Japan's 'national resilience' has taken a battering". Financial Times. 20 February 2022.