Do economic sanctions turn the public against the target
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Do economic sanctions turn the public against the target government or cause it to rally around the flag? How do sanctions affect attitudes toward the sanctioner? How does bad economic performance under sanctions shape support for the targe
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Sourced from the abstract and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2018 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 81 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Political backlash of economic sanctions: evidence from Beijing’s restriction on cross-strait tourism (2026) · Journal of Peace Research · doi
Abstract How do economic sanctions affect the political attitudes of individuals working in targeted industries within sanctioned countries? More specifically, do economic sanctions diminish or bolster their political support for incumbent governments? Despite the significance of these questions for understanding the effectiveness of sanctions, existing evidence remains inconclusive.
generalabstractKeywords: sanctions economic political abstract affect attitudes individuals working targeted industries within sanctioned countries specifically diminish - Economic Sanctions and Public Opinion: Survey Experiments From Russia (2018) · Comparative Political Studies · cited 80× · doi
Do economic sanctions turn the public against the target government or cause it to rally around the flag? How do sanctions affect attitudes toward the sanctioner? How does bad economic performance under sanctions shape support for the target government? Despite their importance, these questions have rarely been explored with survey data.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: sanctions economic target government turn public against cause rally around flag affect attitudes toward sanctioner - Sanctions from a Political Economy Perspective: State Capacity, Regional Inequalities, and Consumer Welfare in Russia (2011-2024) (2026) · Lectio Socialis · cited 1× · doi
Further research should examine the effects of sanctions on individual households and account for potential non-linear effects. Studies should examine the effects of sanctions on consumer welfare in other countries and contexts. Research should investigate the effectiveness of regionally targeted safety nets and support for agricultural areas in mitigating the effects of sanctions.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: further research examine effects sanctions individual households account
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