To sanction or not to sanction: Public attitudes on sanctioning human rights violations

Omer Zarpli

Conflict Management and Peace Science, 2024, vol. 41, issue 3, 238-262

Abstract: Public opinion is central to understanding when states enforce human rights abroad. Yet we do not have firm evidence regarding why individuals demand government action in some cases of human rights violations, but not others. I argue that economic interests and shared identity play important roles. I employ a pre-registered survey experiment in Turkey measuring the extent to which individuals support sanctioning China for its repressive policies against the minority Uyghur population. Results provide partial support for my hypotheses. The findings have implications for the question of international human rights enforcement.

Keywords: human rights; naming and shaming; public opinion; sanctions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/07388942231172204

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