Effect of Values, Institutional Trust, and Risk Perceptions on Support for Policy Tools in Immunisation against COVID-19: A Comparative Study

Lihi Lahat, Chen Sharony, Villy Abraham, Ori Lev, Avigur Eshel Amit

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Abstract

Using Moral Foundation Theory, we explored whether values, institutional trust, and risk perceptions affected support for policy tools in COVID-19 immunisation. We asked which variables were more influential and whether Israel and the United Kingdom differed. We used a quantitative method based on surveys and found that values played an essential role, mainly with coercive tools, but differently in the UK and Israel. Risk perceptions were more influential in Israel, and institutional trust was more influential in the UK. Values-oriented analysis adds to the behavioural aspects of the policy tools literature and can help policymakers choose policy tools and communicate them.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 1 Jan 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • comparative
  • COVID
  • Israel
  • Moral Foundation Theory
  • policy tools
  • risk perceptions
  • United Kingdom
  • values

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Public Administration

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