Political regime: types and concept

The political regime is a means of exercising political power in society.

Political regime: types and essence

Any political regime is a combination of opposing principles of organization of human relations: democracy and authoritarianism.

State political regime: concept, types

The political regime is divided into severaltypes: authoritarian, totalitarian and democratic. Let's look more closely at each of them: on what they are based, and what are the principles of their existence.

Political regime, types: totalitarianism

With this mode, the power is completelymonopolizes. As a result, it is in the hands of only one party, while the party itself is under the authority of only one leader. Under totalitarianism, the state apparatus and the ruling party unite. In parallel with this, state-wide society is being nationalized, that is, the eradication of the social life independent of the government, the extermination of civil opinion. The role of law and law is played down.

Political regime, types: authoritarian

Этот вид режима, как правило, возникает там, где There is a breakdown of the already outdated socio-economic institutions, as well as the polarization of forces during the transition of the country from traditional to new industrial structures. The authoritarian regime, in the main, relies on the army, which if necessary intervenes in political activity with the aim of ending a protracted political crisis that can not be overcome by legal, democratic means. As a result of such interference, all power passes into the hands of a certain body or political leader.

Types of state political regime: authoritarianism and totalitarianism

With the similarity of authoritarianism to totalitarianism inThe first case allows for some polarization and separation of interests and forces. Some elements of democracy are not excluded: the parliamentary struggle, elections and, in some cases, legal opposition and dissent. But at the same time the rights of public political organizations and citizens are somewhat limited, legal serious opposition under the ban, the political behavior of organizations and individuals is strictly regulated by the regulations. Destructive, centrifugal forces are held back, which creates certain conditions for democratic reforms and harmonization of interests.

Political regime types: democracy

By democracy first of all is meantparticipation of the masses in the management of the state, as well as the existence of all citizens of the country of democratic freedoms and rights officially recognized and enshrined in legislation and the constitution. Democracy in the history of its existence as a socio-political phenomenon has developed certain values ​​and principles, which include:

• publicity in the activities of the authorities;

• equal rights of citizens of the state in the management of society;

• division of the authorities into judicial, legislative and executive;

• constitutional design of the state;

• a complex of civil, political, social and economic freedoms and human rights.

These values, of course, describe the ideala system that does not yet exist anywhere. Perhaps, in principle, it is unattainable. However, institutions to maintain the values ​​of democracy exist for all their shortcomings.