New Order / Legends The New Order , also called the New Imperial Order and the New Era of Power , was the name primarily given to the political program adopted by the Galactic Empire and its successor government the Imperial Remnant , and the ideology of COMPNOR . Terminology . The term " New Order " appeared to be based on the use of the term " Old Order " to represent the Galactic Republic . During the Mandalorian Wars , Mandalore the Ultimate and his Neo - Crusaders intended to conquer Republic space and establish a New Order . The term had also been used earlier by members of the Separatist Council to describe the Confederacy of Independent Systems . History . The New Order has its origin in the Declaration of a New Order by which Palpatine established the Empire in 19 BBY . It endured , with and without Palpatine , in one form or another , for at least one hundred and fifty seven years . That it lasted this long is no credit to Palpatine , for in the end it had never truly been intended to operate without him ; it fell to others — to Gilad Pellaeon and , later , to the Fels — to try to find a new relevance for it , to give it a new lease on life as a " New Order with a Personal Face . " Under Darth Krayt , however , the New Order was returning back to the way it was , back to Sith tyranny and absolute rule under the Head of State . Ideology . The New Order arose as a result of the failures of the Galactic Republic ( in particular the usage of " everyone is right " democracies ) , 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 perceived decadence and weakness of the Republic , and advocated an authoritarian and militaristic social and political culture . It promised to trade frailty for strength , chaos for order , and uncertainty for decisiveness . As such , they also made sure that there was no question whatsoever as to who was in charge , in order to ensure that there was no grandstanding careerism among senators . Leia Organa , however , claimed that this ultimately resulted in those doing the grandstanding careerism to be replaced with moffs and admirals . Military . The military was massively built up and reinforced . They were also taught to always be on the alert of danger to the Empire , either within or without , and to respond with swift , merciless retribution . Male Chauvinism . The New Order ' s ideology was pervasively male chauvinist , possibly due to its military origins . The armed forces were almost entirely male — first because their earliest members were so and later because of deliberate exclusion . Likewise were most of the Emperor ' s advisors . However , there were notable exceptions such as Admiral Natasi Daala . Though later , during the days of the Imperial Remnant , women were just as important as they were in the New Republic . Male chauvinism would later rear its head , especially when the Council of Moffs saw that Marasiah Fel was to become the next ruler of the Fel Empire . This argument however has been often countered with the fact that the Imperial military is made up of clones who came from male DNA , thus countering accusations of sexism and replacing it with the fact the Empire wanted members who had unquestioning loyalty , like the clones had . Another argument made against the allegation of misogyny , made by the female stormtrooper Isila Drutch , was that the female physiology was such that women simply were more likely to wash out of stormtrooper training on Carida than males , especially when Stormtrooper training itself was notoriously brutal as it was . Drutch also implied that , at least in the case of the Stormtrooper Corps , it was only assumed there were no women in the branch due to the design of the stormtrooper armor being such that it would have been impossible to determine the stormtrooper ' s gender . In addition , Leia when recalling the events of the Liberation of Coruscant , more specifically the aftermath of their storming the Imperial Palace , implied that there were some staff at the palace that were female besides the Emperor ' s concubines . Culture . The culture of New Order proponents was ascetic and minimalist , as it was believed that bare essentials were the core of efficiency , with the framework reduced to essence . These aesthetics were encouraged throughout 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 . In addition , any artists that exhibited subversive tendencies were often required to undergo the necessary reeducation , with Leia also remarking that any government , regardless of how many battles it won , that would not tolerate criticism was inherently feeble . Despite this , there existed a glaring dichotomy in Imperial culture . On one hand , there was certainly a change from the artistic vibrancy of the Galactic Republic . On the other , the privileged élites of the Core Worlds that formed the of the Empire often attended soirées , fêtes , and balls . These fortunate few enjoyed a charmed existence under the Empire where Human - produced operas and artwork presented a sort of intellectual renaissance , at the expense of non - Human or politically " subversive " art . It was believed that only the upper crust of galactic society was suited for the rigors of command , so a disproportionate amount of the Imperial command staff came from privileged backgrounds . This led to a sharp contrast between the officer corps and the rank - and - file soldiers . Another aspect of their culture was being Anti - Jedi and denouncing the use of the Force . Palpatine commissioned a loose organization of loyal Darksider s called the Dark Side Adepts , however , as a replacement for the now abolished Jedi Order and to make up for the lack of Sith Lords to do his bidding . All of this changed during the days of the Imperial Remnant , however , when Imperial officers were selected from the more experienced veterans rather than galactic blue - bloods . This shift in command meant more sensible , tactically - minded decisions on the battlefield . In addition , Jedi were no longer hated as they once were . Though individual prejudices certainly existed , it was no longer law to despise Jedi or the Force . Eventually this would lead to the formation of the Knights of the Empire . Humanocentrism . The New Order was intrinsically tied to a Human - supremacist vision of society . Aliens were rarely accepted into formal Imperial organizations , droids even less frequently . They were also often the target of exclusionary policies , perhaps as a result of the stigma surrounding the alien - based Confederacy of Independent Systems and their droid army . Officially , New Order proponents justified the subordinate status of non - Humans by suggesting that Human supremacy was needed in order to protect and govern them , specifically claiming that non - Humans , in particular those within the Rim were unpredictable and prone to violent outbursts , citing the history of the Republic Senate as evidence to this . This marginalization explained why non - Humans rarely held positions of power : they were not technically barred but ostensibly were simply unfit for such positions . Theoretically , Imperial law made no distinction between Imperial citizens ( Human or others ) but the practice of Human High Culture belied such legal niceties . In some cases , sentient aliens had 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 ) . According to the " Imperial Handbook " , the orchestration of strategic extinctions was under extreme circumstances that was used in the interest of galactic security . This allowed aliens to be enslaved and put to work in mines and on the Death Star . Chewbacca worked under the Empire until Han Solo freed him from oppression . Another change was Humans were generally the only ones allowed in the military ( notable exceptions included Grand Admiral Thrawn ) . Many planets were represented by Humans in the Imperial Senate prior to its deconstruction . Many species , including the Mon Calamari and the Bothans , joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic in response to their loss of rights and treatment . Despite this , however , Leia when recalling the events of the Liberation of Coruscant , more specifically the aftermath of their storming the Imperial Palace , implied that there were some staff at the palace that belonged to various alien species . After the fall of the Galactic Empire the Remnant abandoned speciesism altogether , thus potentially drafting the Rights of Sentience into the Imperial Charter . Droid rights were most likely brought up from an absolute no to a controversial maybe . By the time of the Second Imperial Civil War , Humanocentrism was still present amongst the ranks of the Imperial Military , as exemplified by Admiral Dru Valan , despite the new laws . Anti - Jedi . In large part due to Order 66 and Operation Knightfall , the Empire also promoted anti - Jedi sentiment , and to a certain degree anti - Force User sentiment , often citing how the Jedi managed to be killed easily by clone troopers despite them being Force users as an example of how they were allegedly using scams . However , they do allow for Force users among them , so long as they pledged to employ them in full cooperation with the Emperor ' s wishes , and that any who don ' t were exterminated . Economic practice . Following the Clone Wars , the Empire started a process of stabilization and expansion of the economy . While the Imperial Period saw dramatic increases in state control and centralization of economic procedures , it had little effect on the galactic economy , as witnessed in the virtual non - existence of inflation . This was because the New Order tolerated corporate competition , and as such established the Corporate Sector Authority within the Corporate Sector where transparent mercantilism could occur without interference . At the same time , they also wish to ensure the companies allow their coffers to be used for the greater good , and as such , longstanding corporations such as TaggeCo , Kuat Drive Yards , and Santhe / Sienar Technologies , had been nationalized by the Empire to allow their engineers to contribute to the Empire ' s prosperity . Governance . The governance of the New Order flowed top down from the central authority . The Imperial Military was used to maintain order throughout the Empire . Imperial Senate . The Imperial Senate acted as a transitional buffer between the Old Republic to the New Order , with it eventually being removed by 0 BBY . Redistricting of Imperial territory . The Oversectors were redistricted to comprise of several smaller sectors , in order to ensure ease of various elements essential to the New Order , including direct command of the military forces , controlling information , and more efficient taxation of Imperial subjects , with Grand Moffs commanding each Oversector and Moffs administrating each smaller sector . Both the Moffs and Grand Moffs by consequence have direct political and military control over the territories . Propaganda . In order to ensure the New Order was promulgated , COMPNOR was created to generate public support , as well as control over the culture and youth groups of the Empire , ensuring that the next generation would be indoctrinated with Imperial values . In addition , they also had direct control over the media HoloNets via Imperial HoloVision , eliminating their status as private entities , and had indirect control via political influence over unofficial entities such as " TriNebulon News " , " Brentaal Trade News " , and " Core News Digest " . New Order supporters . At first , people of the Empire enthusiastically supported the vision outlined in the Declaration of a New Order , largely due to the violence that had plagued the galaxy for so long . Many Senators wholeheartedly supported the new government while a number of more cautious Senators chose to watch and wait to see how the new government would handle the affairs of state . Imperial citizens were encouraged to join COMPNOR . However , the New Order began to lose support as the Empire ' s authoritarian nature became increasingly public .