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The full study is available via SAGE Journals or ResearchGate . Journal of Conflict Resolution - Florida State University

More likely against democratic targets; less likely against autocracies. 2007. An Institutional Theory of Sanctions Onse...

Institutional theories of sanctions combine elements of the punishment and expressive approaches. Like the punishment perspective, Florida State University An Institutional Theory of Sanctions Onset and Success The full study is available via SAGE Journals

: Senders are more likely to initiate sanctions against states where they believe the political institutions will make the sanctions effective. 2007. An Institutional Theory of Sanctions Onse...

Democracies are more frequent senders and tend to target those most vulnerable to economic pressure.

The authors utilize the Selectorate Theory to explain why sanctions often fail against autocracies but are more effective against democracies: