NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
MARCH/APRIL 2015 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE: POL 311

COURSE TITLE: CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL ANALYSIS

TIME ALLOWED: 3 HRS

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ANY THREE

 1 (a) Explain contemporary political analysis. (8 marks)

   (b)List the different types of analysis in political science. (6Marks)

   (c) Is a general theory of politics feasible? Discuss (9 marks)

2.  (a) Distinguish between macro and micro approaches in political inquiry?(10 Marks)

      (b) Discuss the three distinctions of knowledge in political science. (13 Marks)

  3. (a) State the limitations of conceiving politics exclusively in terms of the State.(10 Marks)

    (b) Highlight the main criticisms of the rational choice approach.(13 Marks)

  4(a) Discuss the behavioural revolution in political science and its criticisms by new institutional approaches to contemporary political analysis. (15Marks)

     (b)  Describe the broad functions performed by political structures in any political system. (8 marks)

  5. (a) Evaluate the usefulness of structural-functionalism approach in analyzing Nigerian government and politics.(9 Marks)

       (b) List the significance of groups in the study of politics.(5 Marks)

        (c) Discuss the contention that game theory is hinged on the concept of rationality.(9Marks)