totalitarian political regime - is a system of methods, techniques and methods for the implementation of two types of power - political and state.Their character is never directly stated in the Constitution of a State, but their content is reflected in the most vivid way.
concept of political regime in the society
Generally, the term appeared in academic circles in the second half of the XX century.It was used in conjunction with such concepts as "political system" and "the relationship of government and civil society."There are several varieties of these modes:
- authoritarian,
- totalitarian,
- democratic.
political regimes differ based on multiple factors.Among them:
- essence of the state and its form;
- legislative nature;
- powers vested in public authorities;
- economic factors;
- history of the people, its traditions;
- standards and levels of living.
General characteristics of the political regime
Any (including totalitarian) political regimes are defined by a unique form of government.They should be distinguished from the state regimes, since they can not do without control methods and techniques of implementing political power emanating not only from the state but also from one or another political party or public organization.In addition, any political regime is characterized by a specific relationship of civil society and the state, as well as the volumes of the freedoms and rights of individuals with the real possibility of their implementation.More specifically, we are interested in totalitarianism.Consider some signs of the regime.
- This political system is entirely based on the following methods of enforcement rights: the ideological, mental, physical.In other words, such a regime is a feature of forcible compulsion of the population of the state to certain social order, which developed a model of a single political ideology.
- Party and state organs in the majority of cases are merged together to form an integrated system management person.
- totalitarian political regime on the basis of a law (nominally) establish various gradations of people's rights.
- absence of any separation of powers, and no local government.In other words, in this mode, the monopoly on power of a particular political parties, headed by the leader, with its spiritual and ideological values reflected in the nature of a state.The whole country is subject to the same party, which, in turn, holds a "tight rein" media and print.
- rights and freedoms of the majority of citizens are virtually absent, all imbued with the cult of personality (remember the rule of Joseph Stalin).
Moreover, totalitarian political regimes in a society characterized by the following features:
- constant and strict control of all spheres of society;
- ruling elite endowed with fathomless privileges, nobody controls;
- constant mass repressions;
- very strict censorship in the media;
- economic management becomes centralized bureaucratic.
