A political regime is a set of political structures that make up a state. These political systems range from direct democracies to totalitarian regimes, such as military dictatorships. Common systems in the modern world include democratic republics, monarchies, and representative democracies.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Pierre Bourdieu (August 1, 1930 â January 23, 2002) was an acclaimed French sociologist and writer known for his outspoken political views and public engagement.
DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199756384-0083. Introduction. Pierre Bourdieu was born on 1 August 1930 in a rural area of southwestern France. The only child of a peasant sharecropper turned postman, he left his region on the recommendation of a high school teacher to pursue an elite academic curriculum in Paris.