Regimes of Inequality: From Estate Societies to Partycracies

This article provides a deep structural analysis of the concept of a regime of inequality, understood as a coherent system of institutions and beliefs that legitimize social divisions. The author traces the historical evolution of these systems—from traditional estate and trifunctional societies, through the era of property ownership, to contemporary hypercapitalism and partiocracy. The text exposes the ideological mechanisms that perpetuate hierarchies, pointing to the role of property rights and structural violence. A key theme is the search for social justice tools, such as progressive taxation and reservation systems, that can correct historical privileges. In an era of global capital concentration and the climate crisis, this analysis becomes an indispensable tool for understanding contemporary challenges to the democratic cohesion of states.