Sanctions and Russian Identity Construction: A Constructivist Study on Sanctions as a Normative Challenge
Journal: Governance and Politics
Year: 2025

The article examines Russia’s response to sanctions within a broader process of identity reconstruction after post 2022 Russia’s foreign policy realignments. The paper proceeds as follows. The ﬁrst section reviews the literature situating this study within existing debates on sanctions, identity, and Russian foreign policy. The second section outlines the constructivist theoretical framework, emphasizing how normative pressures shape state identities. The third section examines how Russia’s lead