Instrumental Reason

‘No appearance, always reality’: Rousseau, transparency, and the international
Fluck, M. 2026. ‘No appearance, always reality’: Rousseau, transparency, and the international. Journal of International Political Theory. 22 (1), pp. 41-67. https://doi.org/10.1177/17550882251333377

Transparency
Fluck, M. 2025. Transparency. in: Schindler, S. and Jahn, B. (ed.) Elgar Encyclopedia of International Relations Cheltenham Edward Elgar. pp. 403-405

Information is Power? Transparency and fetishism in International Relations
Fluck, M. and McCarthy, D.R. 2019. Information is Power? Transparency and fetishism in International Relations. Globalizations. 16 (1), pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2018.1507698

The concept of truth in International Relations theory: critical thought beyond post-positivism
Fluck, M. 2017. The concept of truth in International Relations theory: critical thought beyond post-positivism. London Palgrave Macmillan.

The Concept of Transparency in International Relations: towards a critical approach
McCarthy, D. R. and Fluck, M. 2017. The Concept of Transparency in International Relations: towards a critical approach. European Journal of International Relations. 23 (2), pp. 416-440. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354066116651688

Theory, 'truthers', and transparency: Reflecting on knowledge in the twenty-first century
Fluck, M. 2016. Theory, 'truthers', and transparency: Reflecting on knowledge in the twenty-first century. Review of International Studies. 42 (1), pp. 48-73. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0260210515000091

The Promise of Global Transparency
Fluck, M. 2015. The Promise of Global Transparency. in: Azmanova, A. and Mihai, M. (ed.) Reclaiming Democracy: Judgment, Responsibility, and the Right to Politics London Routledge. pp. 144-162

The best there is? Communication, objectivity, and the future of critical international relations theory
Fluck, M. 2014. The best there is? Communication, objectivity, and the future of critical international relations theory. European Journal of International Relations. 20 (1), pp. 56-79. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354066112437772

Truth, values and the value of truth in critical international relations theory
Fluck, M. 2010. Truth, values and the value of truth in critical international relations theory. Millennium: Journal of International Studies. 39 (2), pp. 259-278. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305829810385963