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Welcome @henryfarrell!

Henry is a professor of international affairs and author of several books, including the award winning Of Privacy and Power. 

He has agreed to do an AMA for the /books channel.

Reply with your questions (please make sure to tag him so he can easily find them)

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What first sparked your interest in International affairs and how has your view of the field evolved over the years? @henryfarrell

I wandered into the field by accident. I started in comparative politics, which is a very different way of looking at the world, but ended up co-authoring a piece for a good international affairs journal, which helped me get my first job. That involved teaching a Ph.D. level seminar to the graduate students, which was a bit of a stretch, since I had never actually taken a Ph.D. level course in international politics in my life. I've been bluffing my way through ever since ... More seriously, I do international politics, but in a slightly weird way. If you asked me how I would identify, I would say as someone who studies political economy, institutions, and technology. Some of that work is international; some very far afield from that.