Backing Out or Backing In? Commitment and Consistency in Audience Costs Theory

Audience costs theory posits that domestic publics punish leaders for making an external threat and then backing down. One key mechanism driving this punishment involves the value the public places on consistency between their leaders' statements and actions. If true, this mechanism should oper...

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Veröffentlicht in:American Journal of Political Science. - Blackwell Publishing. - 59(2015), 4, Seite 988-1001
1. Verfasser: Levy, Jack S. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: McKoy, Michael K., Poast, Paul, Wallace, Geoffrey P.R.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:American Journal of Political Science
Schlagworte:Political science Behavioral sciences Social sciences Mathematics