Regime form shapes which collective actors can act on their interests

Evidence

Without developing his observations at length, Aristotle clearly saw different sorts of regimes as having their own characteristic forms of contention, and changes of regime as resulting largely from political contention. In contrasting regimes, different ruling coalitions pursued distinct strategies of rule, which altered the incentives and capacities of various constituted groups within the state to defend or advance their own interests by acting collectively. Aristotle explained political struggles of his day by combining the perspectives of rationalists and structuralists, millennia before anyone used those labels (for those labels, see Lichbach and Zuckerman 1997). — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 84

Categorization

• QUESTION: This is the germ of Tilly’s whole question - whether regime form systematically shapes contention repertoires - traced back to Aristotle. Possible seed for the reader’s core hypothesis test.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 84
• XREF: connects to: Classical regime mapping classifies by who rules and whether for common or private interest — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 74; Regime and repertoire organization shapes which revolutionary shifts occur. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 995; Political actors form through regimes rather than preceding them. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 576 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Political actors form through regimes rather than preceding them. #corroborates (0.90) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 576
• Regime and repertoire organization shapes which revolutionary shifts occur. #expands (0.85) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 995
• Regime type determines the forms and intensity of collective violence #exemplifies (0.85) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 689
• Regime structure determines revolutionary situation frequency and character #expands (0.82) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1045
• Regime actors divide into members, challengers, and outsiders by access. #expands (0.80)
• Identity-based actions can reshape political power structures without being intended as political #complicates (0.75) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4416
• Regime surveys center on discontinuous public collective claim-making between distinct political actors #qualifies (0.72) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 306