Author Archives: Achim Klüppelberg

AfD-protests in Germany

Today many brave people are demonstrating in Germany against the fascist AfD (Alternative for Germany). It would be great if the party could be forbidden on the basis of extreme rightwing propaganda, which denounces the right to live for everyone. Greetings especially go out to the protesters in Dortmund, Gießen and Göttingen. I hope theContinue reading “AfD-protests in Germany”

What a year! 2023 is coming to an end…

2023 was a turbulent year for me. I am grateful for many great experiences that helped me to grow as a novice scholar and as a person. In the following I would like to reflect in a few paragraphs on this past year. But before I start: Merry Christmas and happy end-of-the-year holidays to everyone!Continue reading “What a year! 2023 is coming to an end…”

New Publication: Public History in Action

Resulting from an exciting PhD-course on Public Humanities at Uppsala University, headed by Maria Ågren and Sven Widmalm, recently an edited volume on public history was published. When I came to the office a couple of weeks ago, I found a handful of freshly printed copies, which made me very happy! In “Public History inContinue reading “New Publication: Public History in Action”

Lützerath: Digging Coal For Profits

As my last credited course during my PhD-education, I participated in the Occupy Climate Change Online School during this spring term. The online school, being organised by a team of renowned international scholars headed by Marco Armiero and administered by Anja Moum Rieser, brought together many different lectures about political ecology, environmental justice, and politicalContinue reading “Lützerath: Digging Coal For Profits”

ESEH 2023 in Bern: Panel on “Nuclear Environments”

Right now I am sitting in a study room at a hotel in Bern. The Suisse capital is beautiful. At the moment we are living through a heat wave that at least for me is the hottest I have felt this summer. I guess that is no surprise, given the fact that I am regularlyContinue reading “ESEH 2023 in Bern: Panel on “Nuclear Environments””

Update on my PhD-progress

Hopefully you have all had a great summer, including some well-deserved vacation, icecream, sunshine, and – depending where you are – some refreshing swims! As my doctoral education is slowly but surely coming to a close, it is time to give a brief overview where I am and what the stepping stones are, I stillContinue reading “Update on my PhD-progress”

Nucleocrats Don’t Sleep

The following essay is a repost from a text written by me and published on the blog Undisciplined Environments on 31 March 2021. Check out the blog! It is wonderful and lots of interesting people publish there on relevant topics regarding climate change, social change, and energy transition. In a global state of climate emergency,Continue reading “Nucleocrats Don’t Sleep”

Polar Geopolitics Podcast: New Episode about the Kakhovka Dam Destruction

On 15 June 2023 Eric Paglia, the host of the Polar Geopolitics Podcast and researcher in the division of history of science, technology, and environment at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, interviewed me about the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine, its meaning for the war in Ukraine and the geopolitical position of Russia.Continue reading “Polar Geopolitics Podcast: New Episode about the Kakhovka Dam Destruction”