Conor Farrington

Research Associate, Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research & Care (CLAHRC)

MA (Hons) (Univ. of St. Andrews), MSc (Univ. of Edinburgh), MSc (Univ. of Edinburgh), PhD (Univ. of Cambridge)

Professional experience

Dr Farrington is a member of the Centre for Health Leadership & Enterprise and the Centre for India & Global Business.

Awards and scholarships

• Harold Blakemore Prize, Society of Latin American Studies, 2009
• ESRC Scholarship, University of Cambridge, 2004
• Shaw Fellowship in Mental Philosophy, University of Edinburgh, 2002

Research interests

Innovation, governance, and change management in various contexts, including healthcare and local government; multidisciplinary decision-making in mental healthcare; contemporary political and social theory (especially critical theory).

Conor Farrington is a member of the Operations, Information & Technology subject group.

Selected publications

Farrington, J.H. and Farrington, C. (2005) "Rural accessibility, social inclusion and social justice: towards conceptualisation." Journal of Transport Geography, 13(1): 1-12

Farrington, C. (2005) "Rescuing the M-worlds in a naturalist era: the prospects for functional pluralism." Philosophical Writings, 29: 45-58

Farrington, C. (2009) "Putting good governance into practice I: the Ibrahim Index of African Governance." Progress in Development Studies, 9(3): 249-255

Farrington, C. (2010) "Putting good governance into practice II: critiquing and extending the Ibrahim Index of African Governance." Progress in Development Studies, 10(1): 81-86

Farrington, C.J.T. (2011) "Putting good governance into practice III: measuring intrinsic and instrumental empowerment in local government contexts." Progress in Development Studies, 11(2): 151-161

Farrington, C. (2011) "Reconciling managers, doctors, and patients: the role of clear communication." Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 104(6): 231-236 (DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2011.100401)