Onse... - 2007. An Institutional Theory Of Sanctions

: The authors suggest that majoritarian democratic politics may "overproduce" sanctions as a policy tool due to domestic demands from various interest groups within their own large winning coalitions. Summary of Hypotheses Institutional Effect Sanction Success

: For sanctions to work, they must create enough political pressure on the leader's "winning coalition"—the essential group of supporters needed to stay in power. 2007. An Institutional Theory of Sanctions Onse...

Democracies are more frequent senders and tend to target those most vulnerable to economic pressure. : The authors suggest that majoritarian democratic politics

The authors utilize the Selectorate Theory to explain why sanctions often fail against autocracies but are more effective against democracies: 2007. An Institutional Theory of Sanctions Onse...