  We propose an approach to describe Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking (SSB) that
does not rely on the order parameter dependent free energy (Landau theory). We
use the Functional Renormalization Group (FRG) evolution of the explicitly
broken theory, using a truncation scheme that is compatible with the Ward
identities. To represent the symmetry breaking, we propose to use the "Ward
ratio" which is zero in the symmetric phase and unity in the broken phase. In
this approach a unified scale evolution of the effective potential is
applicable in both phases. It is peculiar that the scale evolution is
accelerated in the critical regime.
