Robert Axelrod’s seminal work, The Evolution of Cooperation, is among the most frequently assigned books at Ivy League schools, according to data available on Open Syllabus Explorer, an online database of books assigned in over 1 million college...
Of the 487 National Medals of Science bestowed since the award’s creation in 1959, less than two dozen have been offered to social and behavioral scientists. Robert Axelrod, the Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding, will soon be...
On September 28th, Professor Robert Axelrod was presented the 2013 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. The Skytte Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in political science and recognizes outstanding academics for their contribution to...
Robert Axelrod has been named the winner of the 2013 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. The Skytte Prize is among the most prestigious awards in political science and recognizes outstanding academics for their contribution to the...
In this issue of the Ford School's magazine, State & Hill, readers will learn about global and human security through the eyes of the Ford School: faculty studying the 1994 Rwandan genocide, small arms, terrorist networks, and survivors of the Khmer...
By Erin M. Spanier
We've all heard the dictum, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. It's an ancient Mesopotamian legal tradition recorded in Hammurabi's Code and in the holy texts of many religious faiths. The concept is simple: repay insult...
Robert Axelrod has been named the recipient of the 2011 Charles E. Merriam Award, an award given by the American Political Science Association to honor outstanding career achievements.Axelrod is the Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human...
After his last "International Security Affairs" class of the fall semester, Bob Axelrod graded student papers, then hurried to the airport to catch a flight to Damascus, the capital city of Syria. His goal: to interview Middle East leaders to better...
Robert Axelrod's book, "The Evolution of Cooperation," has been described as a "fascinating, provocative, and important book." Though the book was originally written over 20 years ago, Axelrod's ideas on cooperation—as described through game...
Clay Sherkey, author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations, described Robert Alexrod's research on the evolution of cooperation as a potential answer to key questions about commerce and security on the...
This list of six science books, compiled by Nature, an international weekly journal of science, includes Axelrod's book, The Evolution of Cooperation—a book that explores how "cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists-whether...
The Center for the Study of Complex Systems, The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and the Department of Political Science will be hosting a two day conference on the Evolution of Cooperation and The Framing of Peace. This conference will focus on the past and current research of Robert Axelrod, who has made substantial contributions to all three units.
Professor Robert Axelrod at Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, is the winner of the 2013 Johan Skytte Prize in political science. October, 2013.
