Regime

A regime (occasionally spelled "régime", particularly in older texts) denotes any system of social control, or more specifically, a form of government, especially one which is closely associated with a specific individual (eg. "the Saddam regime", or "the Salazar regime"), or based on a particular ideology (eg. "a communist" regime", "a fascist regime", or "a military regime").

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Social control - Form of government - Saddam - Salazar - Ideology - Communist - Fascist - Military regime

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In theory, the term need not imply anything about the particular government to which it relates, and most political scientists use it as a neutral term. However the term is sometimes used colloquially by some in reference to governments which they believe is repressive, undemocratic or illegitimate, such that in these contexts the word conveys a sense of moral disapproval or political opposition. For example, one is less likely to hear of a "democratic regime".

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Political scientist Fred Judson, defines a regime as the "relationship between the state, society, (the) market, and global insertion".

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Fred Judson - State - Society - Market

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