Henry Farrell

I am an associate professor of political science and international affairs at the George Washington University. I have previously been assistant professor at George Washington University and the University of Toronto, and a senior research fellow at the Max-Planck Project Group in Bonn, Germany. I work on a variety of topics, including trust, the politics of the Internet and international and comparative political economy. My new book, The Political Economy of Trust: Interests, Institutions and Inter-Firm Cooperation, has just been published by Cambridge University Press. In addition I have authored or co-authored twenty academic articles, and numerous book chapters for edited volumes. I am a co-founder of the popular academic blog Crooked Timber, and also blogs at The Monkey Cage. I have written articles for publications including The Financial Times, The American Prospect, The Boston Review, The Nation, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Times Higher Education, and the Australian Academic Supplement among others.
 

Education

B.A. (1991) Political Science/Economics, University College Dublin; M.A. (1993) Political Science, University College Dublin; M.A. (2000) German and European Studies, Georgetown University; Ph.D. (2000) Government, Georgetown University
 

Experience

• Associate Professor, The George Washington University, 2009-present
• Assistant Professor, The George Washington University, 2004-2009
• Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, 2002-2004

Expertise

Western Europe, EU-US relations, e-commerce regulation, internet and politics