Understanding the Concept of Political Behaviour

Political behaviour encompasses a combination of democratic attitudes and orientations that shows people as an essential part of a democratic development in the society. Political behavior literatures that exist are narrow and rely mostly on the traditionally drives and impulses to the analysis of political behavior such as socio-cultural cleavages determined lines. However, this study presents an academically comprehensive, and empirically well-explanation of the concept of political behavior. Significant for its practical understanding and adoption in political behavior discourse and analysis that is base on the most pressing issues and demands of the people. The study uses a qualitative method of data collection. Findings revealed that political behavior component include formal political participation and extra parliamentary activism. Formal political participation: involves citizens to take part in voting, enjoys right to contest in any office or position at the state or national levels, membership in political parties, pressure groups, civil societies, labour unions, market unions, and humanitarian advocacy groups. And extra parliamentary activism : involves protests or unconventional political engagement such as strike, demonstrations, petitions, or rallies, in order to attract attention and concerns to portray the electorates’ most pressing demands and needs towards government policies for the benefit of the general public.