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Dr Catherine Farrell
Reader in Public Management
- FarrellCM@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 74197
- Aberconway Building, Room Room F04, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Catherine Farrell is a Reader in Public Management at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University.
She is programme director for the MSc Public Leadership award - https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/public-leadership
Catherine's research interests are in public boards in relation to their leadership and governance. She is currently researching different approaches to governance in both education and the fire and rescue and the association with effective leadership. In addition, she is working on a project on professionals and their careers in public services. Catherine's research has been published in journals including Public Administration, Public Management Review, Policy and Politics, Local Government Studies, Human Relations and Industrial Relations.
Publication
2023
- Morris, J., Mckinlay, A. and Farrell, C. 2023. The ties that bind us: networks, projects and careers in British TV. Human Relations 76(2), pp. 341-361. (10.1177/00187267211062863)
2022
- Farrell, C., Hatcher, W. and Diamond, J. 2022. Reflecting on over 100 years of public administration education. Public Administration 100(1), pp. 116-128. (10.1111/padm.12808)
- Farrell, C., McKenna, D. and Wall, M. 2022. Setting the stage: scenic design and observers’ perceptions of the quality of public governance meetings. Public Management Review 24(11), pp. 1663-1681. (10.1080/14719037.2021.1909347)
2020
- Farrell, C., Law, J. and Thomas, S. 2020. Public health and local government in Wales: every policy a health policy - a collaborative agenda. In: Bonner, A. ed. Local Authorities and the Social Determinants of Health. Policy Press, pp. 385-400.
- Farrell, C. and Law, J. 2020. Values for public servants in Wales: putting them into practice?. In: Sullivan, H., Dickinson, H. and Henderson, H. eds. The Palgrave Handbook of the Public Servant. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-22., (10.1007/978-3-030-03008-7_99-1)
- Farrell, C. and Hicks, J. 2020. Developing public servants for the future. Public Money and Management 40(8), pp. 589-596. (10.1080/09540962.2020.1788783)
2019
- Farrell, C. 2019. Governing and governance of schools as organisations. In: Connolly, M. et al. eds. The Sage Handbook of School Organization. London: Sage
- Farrell, C., Connolly, M. and James, C. 2019. The participation and influence of stakeholders in school leadership and management. In: Bell, L. and Bush, T. eds. Principles of Education Leadership and Management. London: Sage
2018
- Farrell, C., Oerton, S. and Plant, E. 2018. Doing a doctorate in business administration: The case for critical reflexivity. International Journal of Management Education 16(3), pp. 370-379. (10.1016/j.ijme.2018.06.002)
2017
- Farrell, C. and Morris, J. 2017. Neo-bureaucratic organisational forms, technology, control and contingent work: the case of UK TV. New Technology, Work and Employment 32(2), pp. 115-130. (10.1111/ntwe.12088)
- Farrell, C., Morris, J. and Ranson, S. 2017. The theatricality of accountability: The operation of governing bodies in schools. Public Policy and Administration 32(3), pp. 214-231. (10.1177/0952076716654208)
- Connolly, M., Farrell, C. and James, C. 2017. An analysis of the stakeholder model of public boards and the case of school governing bodies in England and Wales. Educational Management Administration and Leadership 45(1), pp. 5-19. (10.1177/1741143215607879)
- Farrell, C. 2017. Governance matters. In: Murphy, P. and Greenhalgh, K. eds. Fire and Rescue Services: Leadership and Management Perspectives. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 179-189., (10.1007/978-3-319-62155-5_12)
2016
- Morris, J., Farrell, C. and Reed, M. 2016. The indeterminacy of 'temporariness': control and power in neo-bureaucratic organizations and work in UK television. Human Relations 69(12), pp. 2274-2297. (10.1177/0018726716648387)
- Farrell, C. and Titcombe, S. 2016. Gender and the experiences of local elected members – a focus on Wales. Local Government Studies 42(6), pp. 867-884. (10.1080/03003930.2016.1207629)
2014
- Connolly, M., Farrell, C. and James, C. 2014. Trends in the Governance of Education in the UK. Local Government Studies 40(6), pp. 888-892. (10.1080/03003930.2012.719100)
- Farrell, C. 2014. School Governance in Wales. Local Government Studies 40(6), pp. 923-937. (10.1080/03003930.2012.719400)
2012
- Farrell, C. and Morris, J. 2012. Managing the neo-bureaucratic organisation: lessons from the UK's prosaic sector. International Journal of Human Resource Management 24(7), pp. 1376-1392. (10.1080/09585192.2012.722121)
- Diamond, J. and Farrell, C. 2012. Call for Papers: Teaching and Learning in Public Administration: PAC Annual Conference – Plymouth University 18–19 July 2012. Teaching Public Administration 30(1), pp. 6. (10.1177/0144739411435457)
- Diamond, J. and Farrell, C. 2012. Challenging Times but Opportunities to Influence?. Teaching Public Administration 30(1), pp. 3-5. (10.1177/0144739411435441)
2010
- Farrell, C. and Morris, J. 2010. Professional perceptions of bureaucratic change in the public sector: GPs, headteachers and social workers. Public Money and Management 19(4), pp. 31-36. (10.1111/1467-9302.00186)
- farrell, C. 2010. Ten years of devolution. Public Policy & Management 30(2), pp. 79-80. (10.1080/09540961003665370)
- Farrell, C. 2010. Citizen and consumer involvement in UK public services. International Journal of Consumer Studies 34(5), pp. 503-507. (10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00915.x)
2009
- Farrell, C. 2009. The consumer in education. In: Simmons, R., Powell, M. and Greener, I. eds. The Consumer in Public Services: Choices, Values and Difference. Policy Press, pp. 119-135.
- Farrell, C. and Morris, J. L. 2009. Still searching for the evidence? Evidence-based policy, performance pay and teachers. Journal of Industrial Relations 51(1), pp. 75-94. (10.1177/0022185608099666)
2007
- Hodgson, L., Farrell, C. and Connolly, M. 2007. Improving UK public services: A review of the evidence. Public Administration 85(2), pp. 355-382. (10.1111/j.1467-9299.2007.00647.x)
2005
- Farrell, C. 2005. Governance in the UK public sector: The involvement of the governing board. Public Administration 83(1), pp. 89-110. (10.1111/j.0033-3298.2005.00439.x)
- Ranson, S., Farrell, C., Peim, N. and Smith, P. 2005. Does governance matter for school improvement?. School Effectiveness and School Improvement 16(3), pp. 305-325. (10.1080/09243450500114108)
2004
- Farrell, C. and Morris, J. L. 2004. Resigned compliance: Teacher attitudes towards performance-related pay in schools. Educational Management Administration and Leadership 32(1), pp. 81-104. (10.1177/1741143204039301)
2000
- Farrell, C. 2000. The public manager in 2010: Citizen participation in governance. Public Money and Management 20(1), pp. 31-38. (10.1111/1467-9302.00199)
- Farrell, C. and Jones, J. 2000. Evaluating stakeholder participation in public services - parents and schools. Policy and Politics 28(2), pp. 251-262. (10.1332/0305573002500956)
1999
- Farrell, C. and Law, J. 1999. Changing forms of accountability in education? A case study of LEAs in Wales. Public Administration 77(2), pp. 292-310. (10.1111/1467-9299.00155)
- Farrell, C. and Law, J. 1999. The accountability of school governing bodies. Educational Management Administration and Leadership 27(1), pp. 5-15. (10.1177/0263211X990271001)
1998
- Farrell, C. and Law, J. 1998. Regional policy differences in the UK: Education in Wales. Public Policy and Administration 13(2), pp. 54-69. (10.1177/095207679801300205)
- Farrell, C. and Law, J. 1998. A more separate education system in Wales?. Contemporary Wales 10, pp. 170 - 181.
Articles
- Morris, J., Mckinlay, A. and Farrell, C. 2023. The ties that bind us: networks, projects and careers in British TV. Human Relations 76(2), pp. 341-361. (10.1177/00187267211062863)
- Farrell, C., Hatcher, W. and Diamond, J. 2022. Reflecting on over 100 years of public administration education. Public Administration 100(1), pp. 116-128. (10.1111/padm.12808)
- Farrell, C., McKenna, D. and Wall, M. 2022. Setting the stage: scenic design and observers’ perceptions of the quality of public governance meetings. Public Management Review 24(11), pp. 1663-1681. (10.1080/14719037.2021.1909347)
- Farrell, C. and Hicks, J. 2020. Developing public servants for the future. Public Money and Management 40(8), pp. 589-596. (10.1080/09540962.2020.1788783)
- Farrell, C., Oerton, S. and Plant, E. 2018. Doing a doctorate in business administration: The case for critical reflexivity. International Journal of Management Education 16(3), pp. 370-379. (10.1016/j.ijme.2018.06.002)
- Farrell, C. and Morris, J. 2017. Neo-bureaucratic organisational forms, technology, control and contingent work: the case of UK TV. New Technology, Work and Employment 32(2), pp. 115-130. (10.1111/ntwe.12088)
- Farrell, C., Morris, J. and Ranson, S. 2017. The theatricality of accountability: The operation of governing bodies in schools. Public Policy and Administration 32(3), pp. 214-231. (10.1177/0952076716654208)
- Connolly, M., Farrell, C. and James, C. 2017. An analysis of the stakeholder model of public boards and the case of school governing bodies in England and Wales. Educational Management Administration and Leadership 45(1), pp. 5-19. (10.1177/1741143215607879)
- Morris, J., Farrell, C. and Reed, M. 2016. The indeterminacy of 'temporariness': control and power in neo-bureaucratic organizations and work in UK television. Human Relations 69(12), pp. 2274-2297. (10.1177/0018726716648387)
- Farrell, C. and Titcombe, S. 2016. Gender and the experiences of local elected members – a focus on Wales. Local Government Studies 42(6), pp. 867-884. (10.1080/03003930.2016.1207629)
- Connolly, M., Farrell, C. and James, C. 2014. Trends in the Governance of Education in the UK. Local Government Studies 40(6), pp. 888-892. (10.1080/03003930.2012.719100)
- Farrell, C. 2014. School Governance in Wales. Local Government Studies 40(6), pp. 923-937. (10.1080/03003930.2012.719400)
- Farrell, C. and Morris, J. 2012. Managing the neo-bureaucratic organisation: lessons from the UK's prosaic sector. International Journal of Human Resource Management 24(7), pp. 1376-1392. (10.1080/09585192.2012.722121)
- Diamond, J. and Farrell, C. 2012. Call for Papers: Teaching and Learning in Public Administration: PAC Annual Conference – Plymouth University 18–19 July 2012. Teaching Public Administration 30(1), pp. 6. (10.1177/0144739411435457)
- Diamond, J. and Farrell, C. 2012. Challenging Times but Opportunities to Influence?. Teaching Public Administration 30(1), pp. 3-5. (10.1177/0144739411435441)
- Farrell, C. and Morris, J. 2010. Professional perceptions of bureaucratic change in the public sector: GPs, headteachers and social workers. Public Money and Management 19(4), pp. 31-36. (10.1111/1467-9302.00186)
- farrell, C. 2010. Ten years of devolution. Public Policy & Management 30(2), pp. 79-80. (10.1080/09540961003665370)
- Farrell, C. 2010. Citizen and consumer involvement in UK public services. International Journal of Consumer Studies 34(5), pp. 503-507. (10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00915.x)
- Farrell, C. and Morris, J. L. 2009. Still searching for the evidence? Evidence-based policy, performance pay and teachers. Journal of Industrial Relations 51(1), pp. 75-94. (10.1177/0022185608099666)
- Hodgson, L., Farrell, C. and Connolly, M. 2007. Improving UK public services: A review of the evidence. Public Administration 85(2), pp. 355-382. (10.1111/j.1467-9299.2007.00647.x)
- Farrell, C. 2005. Governance in the UK public sector: The involvement of the governing board. Public Administration 83(1), pp. 89-110. (10.1111/j.0033-3298.2005.00439.x)
- Ranson, S., Farrell, C., Peim, N. and Smith, P. 2005. Does governance matter for school improvement?. School Effectiveness and School Improvement 16(3), pp. 305-325. (10.1080/09243450500114108)
- Farrell, C. and Morris, J. L. 2004. Resigned compliance: Teacher attitudes towards performance-related pay in schools. Educational Management Administration and Leadership 32(1), pp. 81-104. (10.1177/1741143204039301)
- Farrell, C. 2000. The public manager in 2010: Citizen participation in governance. Public Money and Management 20(1), pp. 31-38. (10.1111/1467-9302.00199)
- Farrell, C. and Jones, J. 2000. Evaluating stakeholder participation in public services - parents and schools. Policy and Politics 28(2), pp. 251-262. (10.1332/0305573002500956)
- Farrell, C. and Law, J. 1999. Changing forms of accountability in education? A case study of LEAs in Wales. Public Administration 77(2), pp. 292-310. (10.1111/1467-9299.00155)
- Farrell, C. and Law, J. 1999. The accountability of school governing bodies. Educational Management Administration and Leadership 27(1), pp. 5-15. (10.1177/0263211X990271001)
- Farrell, C. and Law, J. 1998. Regional policy differences in the UK: Education in Wales. Public Policy and Administration 13(2), pp. 54-69. (10.1177/095207679801300205)
- Farrell, C. and Law, J. 1998. A more separate education system in Wales?. Contemporary Wales 10, pp. 170 - 181.
Book sections
- Farrell, C., Law, J. and Thomas, S. 2020. Public health and local government in Wales: every policy a health policy - a collaborative agenda. In: Bonner, A. ed. Local Authorities and the Social Determinants of Health. Policy Press, pp. 385-400.
- Farrell, C. and Law, J. 2020. Values for public servants in Wales: putting them into practice?. In: Sullivan, H., Dickinson, H. and Henderson, H. eds. The Palgrave Handbook of the Public Servant. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-22., (10.1007/978-3-030-03008-7_99-1)
- Farrell, C. 2019. Governing and governance of schools as organisations. In: Connolly, M. et al. eds. The Sage Handbook of School Organization. London: Sage
- Farrell, C., Connolly, M. and James, C. 2019. The participation and influence of stakeholders in school leadership and management. In: Bell, L. and Bush, T. eds. Principles of Education Leadership and Management. London: Sage
- Farrell, C. 2017. Governance matters. In: Murphy, P. and Greenhalgh, K. eds. Fire and Rescue Services: Leadership and Management Perspectives. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 179-189., (10.1007/978-3-319-62155-5_12)
- Farrell, C. 2009. The consumer in education. In: Simmons, R., Powell, M. and Greener, I. eds. The Consumer in Public Services: Choices, Values and Difference. Policy Press, pp. 119-135.
Research
Research interests
- Leadership and Public Boards
- Governance and Scrutiny
- Public Service Outcomes and Service Improvement
- Professionals and Public Organisations
Teaching
Teaching commitments:
Contemporary Challenges in Public Leadership
Leadership and Professional Development - Executive MBA
Course Director - Masters in Public Leadership - https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/public-leadership
Biography
Academic Positions:
2019 – to date Senior Lecturer in Public Management, Cardiff Business School
2006- 2019 Professor of Public Management, University of South Wales
1996- 2006 Principal Lecturer in Public Management, University of Glamorgan
1989-1996 Senior Lecturer in Public Management, University of Glamorgan
Qualifications:
B.A. (Hons) Public Administration (2:1), Polytechnic of Wales, 1988
Post Graduate Certificate in Education, University of Wales College of Cardiff, 1989
PhD Public Administration ‘Territorial Justice and the Provision of Nursery Education in England and Wales 1981-1994’ University of Glamorgan, 1996
Academic Responsibilities and Affiliations
External examiner Roles:
University of Birmingham, INLOGOV, MSc Public Management and Leadership awards
Stirling University, MSc Social Sciences
Editorial positions:
Joint Editor, Teaching Public Administration, Sage.
External committees:
Chair, Academi Wales Advisory Board
Member of the Academic Reference Group for Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services 2018-.
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:
- Public boards and their governance;
- Citizen and public participation in governance;
- Governance and scrutiny;
- Public leadership.