Henry Farrell is an Irish-born political scientist at

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consi ...

. He previously taught at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

and earned his PhD from

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789 as Georgetown College, the university has grown to comprise eleven undergraduate and graduate ...

. His research interests include, trust and co-operation;

E-commerce E-commerce (electronic commerce) is the activity of electronically buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. E-commerce draws on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain manag ...

; the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are located primarily in Europe, Europe. The union has a total area of ...

; and

institutional theory In sociology and organizational studies, institutional theory is a theory on the deeper and more resilient aspects of social structure. It considers the processes by which structures, including schemes, rules, norms, and routines, become establis ...

Career

Farrell is a member of the Crooked Timber group blog. In this connection, he has been quoted extensively in mass media, including the

Christian Science Monitor Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρισ ...

San Francisco Chronicle The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. The pa ...

Washington Times ''The Washington Times'' is an American conservative daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., that covers general interest topics with a particular emphasis on national politics. Its broadsheet daily edition is distributed throughout ...

and the

National Journal ''National Journal'' is an advisory services company based in Washington, D.C., offering services in government affairs, advocacy communications, stakeholder mapping, and policy brands research for government and business leaders. It publishes d ...

on topics including Italian involvement in the Yellowcake forgery scandal and his work with Daniel Drezner on the political impact of

blogging A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order s ...

. He has written articles on blogging for

Foreign Policy A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through ...

and

The Chronicle of Higher Education ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'' is a newspaper and website that presents news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty and student affairs professionals (staff members and administrators). A subscription is required to re ...

He has written for the ''

Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large na ...

'' blog, ''Monkey Cage''. Farrell has organized several on-line seminars on recently published books, including '' Freakonomics'' by

Steven Levitt Steven David Levitt (born May 29, 1967) is an American economist and co-author of the best-selling book '' Freakonomics'' and its sequels (along with Stephen J. Dubner). Levitt was the winner of the 2003 John Bates Clark Medal for his work in th ...

and Stephen J. Dubner and ''

Iron Council ''Iron Council'' (2004) is a weird fantasy novel by the British writer China Miéville, his third set in the Bas-Lag universe, following '' Perdido Street Station'' (2000) and '' The Scar'' (2002). In addition to the steampunk influences shared ...

'' by China Miéville. He is also frequently on

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in discussions with other media personalities.

Books

* ''The Political Economy of Trust: Institutions, Interests and Inter-Firm Cooperation in Italy and Germany'' (2009)

Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press in the world. It is also the King's Printer. Cambridge University Pr ...

. *''Privacy and Power: The Transatlantic Struggle Over Freedom and Security'' (with Abraham L. Newman) (2019)

Princeton University Press Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University. Its mission is to disseminate scholarship within academia and society at large. The press was founded by Whitney Darrow, with the financial ...

References

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Berlusconi: 'I tried to get Bush to not invade Iraq'
''Christian Science Monitor'' #
Seeds of leak scandal sown in Italian intelligence agency
''San Francisco Chronicle'' #

''Washington Times'' #
The Rise of Blogs
''National Journal'', January 2006 #
Web of Influence
''Foreign Policy'', November 2004 #

''Chronicle of Higher Education'', November 2005 (reprinted in ''The Australian'', December 2005)

Works by Farrell

External links

Henry Farrell's website

When Web Rumors Run Amok
'' NPR''
Regarding Henry
''National Journal Blogometer'', January 2006
Video interviews/conversations with Farrell
on

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