Backing Out or Winning on the Battlefield: Does the Public Rewards its Leaders for Winning?

• In Event: Public sentiments, conflict and sanctions

Brief Overview

This paper examines the argument that leaders are susceptible to audience cost for backing down since the issue is attached to national honor and pride questioning the overall credibility of the leader himself and that of the country.

Authors

• Zlatin Mitkov, University of Central Florida

• Santosh Sapkota, University of Central Florida