Caroline Anna Salling

Caroline Anna Salling is a Postdoc at the Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen, where she examines intersections between digitalization, energy systems, and welfare policy. Her research focuses on power dynamics in infrastructure development and decarbonization processes.

EDUCATION:

• PhD in Anthropology (2023), Technical University of Denmark

RESEARCH THEMES: Salling investigates how digital technologies reshape energy and welfare infrastructures, blending ethnographic methods with critical data studies. Her work reveals tensions in municipal climate planning and corporate data practices.

RESEARCH TRENDS: Her recent publications (2023-2025) span climate policy mechanisms, discriminatory data systems, and Big Tech's influence on public infrastructure, with a geographic focus on Denmark.

ADVISORY & MEDIA: Salling actively engages with public discourse through contributions to Økonomi & Politik and direct media interventions like "Postdoc: Datacentres Cannot Reduce Climate Impact Through Greenwashing" (2025).