Regime

In politics, a regime is a system of norms, rules and decision-making procedures; in the context of national politics it typically refers to the system of political organization that determines access to public office and the extent of power held by officials. Political scientists often categorize regimes as democratic, autocratic or hybrid. International regimes are sets of implicit or explicit principles, norms, rules and decision-making procedures that international actors expectations converge around in a given area of international relations. In common usage the term can carry a pejorative sense, referring to authoritarian or unjust governments.