Political actors form through regimes rather than preceding them.

Evidence

We should therefore avoid any supposition that the political actors of twentieth-century South Africa had somehow formed prior to and independently of the successive regimes within which they lived and struggled (Jung 2000). — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 576

Categorization

• XREF: Theoretical backbone the reader’s asymmetry test depends on - if actors are regime-products, then ‘rights-defense’ mobilization is itself shaped by the constitutional regime it occurs within. — connects to: Claim-making reciprocally alters the regime that constrains it in the medium run — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1306; A regime consists of repeated strong relations among government and major political actors.; Laws of contention vary by regime type and era. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 365 (+15 more)

Broader Connections

• Political actors’ influence varies with opportunity, position, and skill #expands (0.75)
• Regimes are analyzed through their social base, not as interchangeable forms #complicates (0.75)
• Regime legacies persist independently of the conditions that created them #contradicts (0.72)
• Many political acts spring from organizational needs, not structure #expands (0.70)