The essays, edited by Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography, highlight the links between bio-physical and socio-cultural processes, making connections between local and global scales, and focusing on the everyday practices of eating and drinking, essential for human survival.

The project, titled "Clearing the Error," is led by Tina Nabatchi, associate professor of public administration and international affairs at the Maxwell School. Its overarching goal, Nabatchi says, is to use deliberative approaches to develop informed, practical, and patient-focused recommendations for reducing diagnostic errors.

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.