Avoiding Tragedy in Power Politics:

Lindley, Dan

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“…Despite the increasing recognition of the central role of concept formation in the social sciences (Gerring, 1999; Goertz, 2006; Sayer, 2000), treatments of transparency in IR have undertaken relatively little of this work. Undoubtedly, definitions are provided that are more or less succinct and more or less useful for empirical study (Buchanan and Keohane, 2006; Finel and Lord, 1999; Florini, 2002; Lindley, 2003: 201–204). However, these often fail to outline their constituent elements in detail.…”

Section: Clarifying the Concept Of Transparency In Irmentioning

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The concept of transparency in International Relations: Towards a critical approach

McCarthy

Fluck

2016

European Journal of International Relations

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Transparency is an important concept in International Relations. The possibility of realizing transparency in practice operates as a central analytical axis defining distinct positions on core theoretical problems within the field, from the security dilemma to the function of international institutions and beyond. As a political practice, the pursuit of transparent governance is a dominant feature of global politics, promoted by a wide range of actors across a vast range of issue areas, from nuclear proliferation, to internet governance, to the politics of foreign aid. Yet, despite its importance, precisely what transparency means or how the concept is understood is frequently ill-defined by academics and policymakers alike. As a result, the epistemological and ontological underpinnings of approaches to transparency in International Relations often sit in tension with their wider theoretical commitments. This article will examine the three primary understandings of transparency used in International Relations in order to unpack these commitments. It finds that while transparency is often explicitly conceptualized as a property of information, particularly within rationalist scholarship, this understanding rests upon an unarticulated set of sociological assumptions. This analysis suggests that conceptualizing 'transparency as information' without a wider sociology of knowledge production is highly problematic, potentially obscuring our ability to recognize transparent practices in global governance. Understanding transparency as dialogue, as a social practice rooted in shared cognitive capacities and epistemic

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Section: Clarifying the Concept Of Transparency In Irmentioning

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The concept of transparency in International Relations: Towards a critical approach

McCarthy

Fluck

2016

European Journal of International Relations

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“…56 Frequent communication and increased openness between the European powers allowed for more peaceful interaction and, for a while, a more stable international system. 57 In the second half of the twentieth century, transparency was especially important in the emergence of security cooperation, helping to increase confidence by reducing the possibilities for 'cheating'. 58 It was central to arms control agreements, which involved various 'verification' measures to ensure compliance.…”

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“…59 On this view, transparency is not only useful to individual states, but also ensures the smooth functioning of the systems in which they interact. 60 The appeal of transparency arose not only from its role in aiding the circulation of information in pursuit of technical goals. The shift to a new form of technical knowledge was accompanied by new standards of authority and legitimacy and, ultimately, by new forms of power.…”

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Theory, ‘truthers’, and transparency: Reflecting on knowledge in the twenty-first century

Fluck¹

2015

Rev. Int. Stud.

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The Force of Face-to-Face Diplomacy: Mirror Neurons and the Problem of Intentions

Holmes¹

2013

Int Org

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Face-to-face diplomacy has long been the lynchpin of international politics, yet it has largely been dismissed as irrelevant in theories of cooperation and conflict-as "cheap talk" because leaders have incentives to dissemble+ However, diplomats and leaders have argued for years that there is often no substitute for personally meeting a counterpart to hash out an agreement+ This article argues that faceto-face diplomacy provides a signaling mechanism that increases the likelihood of cooperation+ Face-to-face meetings allow individuals to transmit information and empathize with each other, thereby reducing uncertainty, even when they have strong incentives to distrust the other+ The human brain has discrete architecture and processes devoted to parsing others' intentions via cues in face-to-face interaction+ These processes enable actors to directly access the intentions of others with a higher degree of certainty than economic and game-theoretic models of bargaining predict+ Face-to-face diplomacy has long been the lynchpin of international politics+ Leaders and diplomats throughout the modern period have described the virtues of personally sitting down with partners and adversaries, both in peace and in conflict, in order to better understand each other+ 1 Yet scholars of international relations IR! have largely been pessimistic about such activities+ As Sanders suggests, "personal diplomacy, whether practiced by Franklin D+ Roosevelt with the cool dis-

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Avoiding Tragedy in Power Politics:

Cited by 8 publications

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The concept of transparency in International Relations: Towards a critical approach

The concept of transparency in International Relations: Towards a critical approach

Theory, ‘truthers’, and transparency: Reflecting on knowledge in the twenty-first century

The Force of Face-to-Face Diplomacy: Mirror Neurons and the Problem of Intentions

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