Permissive politicians, coercive public: The misalignment of attitudes on government paternalism in Israel.

• In Event: Public Opinion in the Middle East

Brief Overview

This study examines politicians' attitudes toward government paternalism and their perceptions of public opinion on such policies, and actual public preferences using original data from Israel.

Authors

• Clareta Treger, University of Toronto

• Lior Sheffer, University of Toronto