Talk:Henry Farrell (political scientist)

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This got speedied; I restored it. As the article sez: Farrell is notable for... so at the very least it *does* assert his importance. William M. Connolley 20:35, 18 January 2006 (UTC).[reply]

Noted faculty member?

What is the criteria one is using to determine that he is a "noted" faculty member? Teller . . . Gamow . . . Farrell? Sorry, this does not compute. I have nothing personal against the individual -- it's just that he might be embarrassed to be placed on such a list.

To be a noted political scientist, I'd expect expect *at least* a book. Probably more. Awards -- prestigious fellowships -- and so on. Right now, there are more noted political scientists currently at George Washington University who are not on the list. Give the guy a break -- take him off the list of noted GWU faculty members. --Mchale 01:52, 22 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think he is well known rather than noted, if that makes sense, because he writes for the Crooked Timber blog. There are a lot of news articles about him and the blog. Awiseman 16:50, 22 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Let me put this in terms that we all should be able to understand. There should be some rough criteria so that we can put some people on a list while excluding others. Criteria have to be flexible, of course, as not all disciplines evaluate prestige in the same way, and criteria are changing.

That being said, are there individuals in the Elliott School not listed on this page who are notable in their fields? Well, yes. If we used the criteria apparently used here, I'd assume that MOST of the faculty members at ESIA would end up on this list of prominent faculty members. That would defeat the purpose of the list, would it not? (Irrational Man) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.118.21.3 (talk) 05:32, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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This person does not appear to meet any of the current notability standards for Academics and the page simply lists some of the things he has published. Superb Owl (talk) 17:09, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi - this is Henry Farrell, the subject of the article - just saw that you'd flagged the article for not being notable. Obviously, I'm not an objective source myself, and so I haven't edited the article, though I have sometimes thought that it is very out of date.

It does seem to me that (as best as I understand the rules), I do meet the notability standards for academics, but if there is a consensus that says I do not, I am of course fine with that. Some resources that might be helpful, building from the notability standards for academics page:

1. The person's research has had a significant impact in their scholarly discipline, broadly construed, as demonstrated by independent reliable sources.

This article in the Wilson Quarterly - https://www.wilsonquarterly.com/quarterly/who-writes-the-rules/panopticons-and-chokepoints - gives an overview of how my and Abraham Newman's work on "weaponized interdependence" has changed the field of international relations. For other independent accounts, see these two articles in the Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/62e050ac-8dbf-11e9-a1c1-51bf8f989972 and https://www.ft.com/content/14511f47-103a-4fce-b87e-4c26877a33c5, this overview in the Economist, https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/09/21/why-the-eu-will-not-remain-the-worlds-digital-uber-regulator and this review essay by Paul Krugman (2008 Nobel Prize winner) in Foreign Affairs - https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/american-way-economic-war-paul-krugman. The last few articles are behind paywalls - happy to provide PDFs if helpful to evaluate. My recent book with Abraham Newman has been reviewed in the Financial Times and Washington Post among other places - more at https://henryfarrell.net/wp/

2. The person has received a highly prestigious academic award or honor at a national or international level.

I am the winner of the Friedrich Schiedel Prize, a 30,000 euro prize awarded annually by the Technical University of Munich for research that brings together technology and politics - https://www.tum.de/en/about-tum/facts-and-figures/awards-and-honors/awards-presented-by-the-technical-university-of-munich/friedrich-schiedel-prize. I am also the co-winner with Abraham Newman of the Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize, a $10,000 book prize awarded by Chicago-Kent College of Law - https://kentlaw.iit.edu/law/news-media/news/henry-farrell-and-abraham-l-newman-named-winners-2019-chicago-kent-college-lawroy-c-palmer-civil

3. The person has been an elected member of a highly selective and prestigious scholarly society or association

I'm a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations - - this is selective and prestigious, but not a scholarly society - https://www.cfr.org/membership/roster.

5. The person has held a distinguished professor appointment at a major institution of higher education and research, a named chair appointment that indicates a comparable level of achievement, or an equivalent position in countries where named chairs are uncommon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.18.236.187 (talk) 16:33, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Professor of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University - https://sais.jhu.edu/users/hfarrel1. This is a named chair appointment, which is equivalent to a distinguished professor appointment.

7. The person has had a substantial impact outside academia in their academic capacity.

I publish regularly, on the basis of my academic work, in venues like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Economist, the Financial Times, the Washington Post, Foreign Affairs etc. More - with links to articles - here https://henryfarrell.net/wp/public-writing/

8. The person has been the head or chief editor of a major, well-established academic journal in their subject area.

I was editor in chief of the Washington Post's The Monkey Cage (blog) from 2019-2022 - https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/henry-farrell/. This was not a traditional academic journal, but it was the major outlet for political scientists looking to speak to the broader public - for further discussion of its role, see https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-the-monkey-cage-went-ape/.

So I _think_ that this provides multiple independent sources attesting to notability on a variety of standards. Equally, I am not an objective party! So happy to talk more, and provide further information as helpful. 78.18.236.187 (talk) 16:32, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the tag and added the most notable sources here. I did not add the awards since they do not have their own Wikipedia article. Superb Owl (talk) 17:36, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sincere thanks for doing that - and of course just fine on the awards (it is of course lovely to get awards but the work is what is important). 108.18.139.225 (talk) 00:15, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Appreciate you helping out by providing reliable sources. Awards probably are notable but that's just the shorthand I use when deciding whether to include them or not Superb Owl (talk) 00:57, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]