Beyond success rates, the paper explores why certain states are targeted in the first place:
: In democracies, leaders rely on a large coalition. Economic pain felt by the broader public directly threatens the leader's support base, making them more likely to concede. 2007. An Institutional Theory of Sanctions Onse...
The authors utilize the Selectorate Theory to explain why sanctions often fail against autocracies but are more effective against democracies: Beyond success rates, the paper explores why certain
: 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 Beyond success rates
Democracies are more frequent senders and tend to target those most vulnerable to economic pressure.
The full study is available via SAGE Journals or ResearchGate . Journal of Conflict Resolution - Florida State University
