Coercive Diplomacy and Press Freedom: An Empirical Assessment of the Impact of Economic Sanctions on Media Openness

International Political Science Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 449-469

  Peksen, Dursun ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coercive diplomacy; economic sanctions; foreign policy analysis; international politics; press freedom

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956480041     PISSN: 01925121     EISSN: 1460373X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192512110372610     Document Type: Article

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