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: Senders are more likely to initiate sanctions against states where they believe the political institutions will make the sanctions effective.

: Nondemocratic leaders have smaller coalitions and can use the rents (extra resources) created by economic restrictions to buy off their core supporters, often making them more secure rather than less. Onset and Initiation 2007. An Institutional Theory of Sanctions Onse...

Autocratic leaders benefit from the scarcity created by sanctions to reward loyalists. : Senders are more likely to initiate sanctions

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 2007. An Institutional Theory of Sanctions Onse...