Daniel Andersson

Daniel Andersson is a Lecturer and Postdoctoral Fellow at Linköping University's Department of Theme, specializing in Theme Environmental Change. His research critically examines the sociotechnical dimensions of climate governance, with particular focus on how computer-based simulations shape international climate policy and future visions.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Technology and Social Change, Linköping University (2020)
• Master of Political Science, Stockholm University (2014)
• Bachelor of Political Science, Stockholm University (2013)

Andersson's research interests center on the intersection of technological cultures, political notions, and historical processes that shape how the global environment is studied and valued. He investigates how discursive formations and concepts materialize in scientific practices, with current projects examining solar radiation management as sociotechnical visions of desirable futures and negative emissions technologies within the LUNETS research portfolio. His work bridges environmental sociology, Science and Technology Studies (STS), and the history of knowledge.

His recent publications reveal a strong focus on climate futures, modeling practices, and energy transitions. The articles demonstrate interdisciplinary engagement with climate science, social theory, and environmental humanities, particularly examining how temporal structures shape climate policy and how sociomaterial configurations influence energy transitions. His work consistently addresses the political and normative dimensions of technological solutions to climate change.

Andersson is actively involved in several research initiatives:

• Lead researcher on an Energy Agency-funded project examining solar radiation management as sociotechnical visions
• Member of the Linköping University Negative Emission Technologies (LUNETS) research portfolio studying carbon removal's political economy
• Member of the Center for Climate Policy Research (CSPR) promoting just climate transitions
• Participant in The Seed Box: A Mistra-Formas Environmental Humanities Collaboratory

His current research critically examines how climate models function as future-oriented configurations affecting present environmental governance, with the conviction that deeper understanding of modeling's role in developing visions of desirable futures is essential to prevent models from becoming gatekeepers of political deliberation.