New Order/Legends

The New Order is the name given to the Emperor's political program, which underlies the Galactic Empire. It is institutionalized in a number of Imperial organizations, most dramatically the Stormtrooper Corps, and is supported by COMPNOR and its powerful sub-agency, the ISB.

Chauvinism
The New Order's ideology is pervasively chauvinist, possibly due to its military origins. The armed forces are almost entirely male, as are most of the Emperor's advisors.

Culture
The culture of the New Order is ascetic and minimalist. These aesthetics are encouraged around the galaxy by the Coalition for Progress, an arm of COMPNOR. During its short existence, the Empire was not particularly brutal in the suppression of artistic culture, as it was primarily interested in military and political dominance. However, pressures from the New Order left their mark on the art of the Imperial period.

Historical Perspective
The New Order arose from the history of the Galactic Republic, which was decentralized and often found ineffectual in resolving disputes between its more powerful members. The Empire was championed as a strong unifying solution to this problem. It criticized the pereived decadence and weakness of the Republic, and advocated a more or less fascist new culture.

Xenophobia
The New Order is intrinsically tied to a human-supremacist vision of society. Aliens are rarely accepted into formal Imperial organizations. They are also often the target of exclusionary policies. In some cases, sentient aliens have been virtually exterminated by the Empire. (Infamously, the Empire occasionally used an ecological act permitting the eradication of dangerous species to justify military operations against sentient species.)