Enhancing public support for international sanctions: An information provision experiment
Abstract
Abstract We examine whether different information frames affect how people perceive the domestic costs of sanctions and support sanctions. Using data from an information provision experiment in Germany and Poland, we demonstrate that people overestimate the costs of sanctions (Gross Domestic Product loss due to an energy embargo) in sending countries. Yet, this perception can be corrected through the provision of actual information, which in turn enhances the support for the sanction. Contrasting sanctions’ costs with other costs – Covid-19 costs and costs imposed on target countries – has no additional effect.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Economic Sanctions and International Relations
International Relations and Foreign Policy
Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Publication details
- Journal / source
- European Journal of Political Research
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 343–354
- Publication date
- 28 January 2026
- Language
- EN