In Search of Audience Costs in International Relations: The Media, Personality, and Public Threats
Description:
Audience costs, which are defined as political costs for a leader generated when the leader fails to follow through on international commitments, are an important concept in international relations to understand the causes of war and peace. However, despite its prominence, evidence for audience costs is mixed at best. In this dissertation, by conducting a series of survey experiments in the United States, I examine a variety of causal mechanisms and observable implications of audience cost mode…
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Date:
July 2023
Creator:
Takei, Makito
Partner:
UNT Libraries