Regime

A regime (occasionally spelled "r?gime", 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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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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Social control: Social control refers to social mechanisms that regulate individual and group behaviour, in terms of greater sanctions and rewards. It may also designate the processes of informal social control such as custom and formal social control such as law of deviant behavior which falls beyond the bounds s...

Form of government: A form of government (also referred to as a system of government) is a social institution composed of various people, institutions and their relations in regard to the governance (or government) of a state. Different forms of government have different political systems—a term which is generall...

Saddam: redirect Saddam Hussein...

Regime related Images and Photos (experimental)

Budapest Rebel Demonstrators During Revolution Against Soviet-Backed Hungarian Regime