PYQ Vault · Paper 1 · Political Theory — meaning and approaches
Provide a comparative analysis of behavioural and institutional approach to the study of political theory.
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Flow snapshot — how the answer moves
Intro routes
R1 two stages — institutional (formal structures) vs behavioural (actual conduct). R2 structure vs behaviour — each one face, neither complete.
Body flow
Institutional: Van Dyke's definition — organs + constitution – Aristotle, Bryce — behavioural reaction: Merriam → Easton “actual human being to the centre” – contrast: macro-formal vs micro-scientific; state vs individual.
Counter-view
Each incomplete — institutionalism too descriptive (weak for developing societies); behaviouralism neglects values (Strauss); technique over theory (Parsons).
Conclusion routes
Ri: complementary, not rival — institution = skeleton, hahatuiniir — lifa unthinmn DY? farm + rnnnAniinrt — tha
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
