On August 29th 2025, CCL researcher Daniel Lindvall held his Docent lecture “Democracy in the Age of Climate Crisis” at the Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University.
Based on his research and his recent book, Climate Change and the Endurance of Democracy, he discussed how disasters and extreme weather events have historically affected human reasoning and agency and how the climate crisis may influence democratic development in the future. He demonstrated how these effects can contribute to democratic backsliding but also create new conditions for social mobilization and democratic vitalisation.
Congratulations, Daniel, for an interesting and pedagogically presented lecture on this highly important subject.
