For as long as people have been working to bring peace to areas suffering long-standing, violent conflict, there have also been those working to spoil this peace. These "spoilers" work to disrupt the peace process, and often this disruption takes the form of violence on a catastrophic level. Galia Golan and Gilead Sher offer a broader perspective. They examine this phenomenon by analyzing groups who have spoiled or attempted to spoil peace efforts by political or other nonviolent means. By focusing in particular on the Israeli-Arab conflict, this collection of essays considers the impact of a democratic society operating within a broader context of violence. Contributors bring to light the surprising efforts of negotiators, members of the media, political leaders, and even the courts to disrupt the peace process, and they offer coping strategies for addressing this kind of disruption. Taking into account the multitude of factors that can lead to the breakdown of negotiations,Spoiling and Coping with Spoilersshows how spoilers have been a key factor in Israeli-Arab negotiations in the past and explores how they will likely shape negotiations in the future. 1. This book is an unusual and provocative consideration of negotiations and peace processes-one of the most important issues facing the world today. It offers insights and take-aways for future negotiations in the Middle East and beyond. As an edited collection, the form of the book encourages dialogue between a wide range of fields and experiences. 2. Galia Golan is a distinguished senior scholar with more than a dozen books to her credit and an extensive history of involvement in peace organizations, particularly those involving women. She was voted 2015 "Woman Peacemaker" by the Joan Kroc Insititute for Peace and Justice and was awarded the Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Studies Association for her work in peace research. 3. Gilead Sher is former Chief of Staff and Policy Coordinator to Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Ehud Barak (2000-2001). He was a senior negotiator at the 2000 Camp David summit and the 2001 Taba talks. He leads the Center for Applied Negotiations at the Tel Aviv Institute for National Security Studies. He has published in peace negotiations and has been guest lecturer at Harvard Law School (2016), Wharton School of Business (2001-2011), and Tel Aviv University (2007-2013).