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- Title
Vom Sanktionsparadox zur Sanktionsfalle.
- Authors
Kriegmair, Lisa; Weiß, Moritz
- Abstract
Scholars in International Relations normally approach sanctions in one of two ways: they explain them either by their objectives, such as changing the target's behavior, or through the political decision-making process. Our article links these two analytical perspectives by introducing the two-dimensional concept of reputation. First, sanctioning actors have a specific role, like universally protecting human rights. Second, they need to demonstrate resolve in crisis negotiations to maintain the credibility of this role, which may, in turn, shape a situation such that it becomes necessary to impose sanctions in order to avoid a loss of reputation. In contrast to the predominant tenet in the literature, our empirical analysis illustrates how reputation evolved as the primary trigger within the political process and how the European Union (EU) was gradually entrapped in its crisis bargaining with Zimbabwe. As a result, the article integrates not only an additional objective of sanctions, but systematically links it with the political dynamics of crisis negotiations.
- Publication
Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen (ZIB), 2015, Vol 22, Issue 2, p68
- ISSN
0946-7165
- Publication type
Article