McLean, EV, Hinkkainen, KH orcid.org/0000-0002-7552-0882, De la Calle, L et al. (1 more author) (2018) Economic sanctions and the dynamics of terrorist campaigns. Conflict Management and Peace Science, 35 (4). pp. 378-401. ISSN 0738-8942
Abstract
Although states rarely use economic sanctions specifically to combat transnational terrorism, potential targets of sanctions often face terrorist campaigns within their territory. States may avoid using sanctions against states with terrorists for fear of weakening target states excessively, thereby indirectly strengthening terrorist groups. However, this argument has not been subjected to rigorous empirical testing. This study presents a theoretical and empirical examination that explores how the imposition of sanctions affects the dynamics of ongoing terrorist campaigns in the targeted state. We argue that comprehensive sanctions that are imposed on targets that are fighting transnational terrorists within their territory should make these groups more resistant to collapse. However, similar sanctions imposed against states that serve as “home bases” or sanctuaries to terrorists should shorten the lifespan of these groups. Our empirical analysis yields results largely supportive of these theoretical expectations.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016, The Authors. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Conflict Management and Peace Science. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Economic sanctions; transnational terrorism |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Aug 2017 13:25 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2018 14:27 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0738894216635023 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120135 |