Using the contested theory of "democratic peace” as a foundational framework, the contributors explore the effects of a variety of internal influences on Israeli government practices related to Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking: electoral systems; political parties; identity; leadership; and social movements.

Miriam Fendius Elman is associate professor of political science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.

Oded Haklai is associate professor of political studies at Queen's University, Kingston.

Hendrik Spruyt is Norman Dwight Harris Professor of International Relations and former director of the Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies at Northwestern University.