Robert Axelrod

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Robert Axelrod
Axelrod in 2019
Born
Robert Marshall Axelrod

(1943-05-27) May 27, 1943 (age 80)
AwardsJohan Skytte Prize (2013)
National Medal of Science (2014)
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisConflict of Interest: A Theory of Divergent Goals with Applications to Politics (1969)
Doctoral advisorHayward Alker
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Sub-disciplinePolicy studies
Institutions

Robert Marshall Axelrod (born May 27, 1943) is an American

complexity theory (especially agent-based modeling), international security, and cyber security. His research includes innovative approaches to explaining conflict of interest, the emergence of norms, how game theory is used to study cooperation, and cross-disciplinary studies on evolutionary processes.[1]

Biography

Axelrod received his B.A. in mathematics from the University of Chicago in 1964. In 1969, he received his Ph.D. in political science from Yale University for a thesis entitled Conflict of interest: a theory of divergent goals with applications to politics. He taught at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1968 until 1974.

Among his honors and awards are membership in the

NAS Award for Behavioral Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War from the National Academy of Sciences.[3] He is also a faculty affiliate of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP Program) at the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.[4]

Recently Axelrod has consulted and lectured on promoting cooperation and harnessing complexity for the United Nations, the World Bank, the U.S. Department of Defense, and various organizations serving health care professionals, business leaders, and K–12 educators.

Axelrod was the President of the American Political Science Association (APSA) for the 2006–2007 term. He focused his term on the theme of interdisciplinarity.

In May 2006, Axelrod was awarded an honorary degree by Georgetown University. In 2013, he was awarded the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. In 2014, President Barack Obama presented Axelrod with a National Medal of Science.[5] On May 28, 2015, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Harvard University.[6]

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References

  1. ^ Glenn H. Utter, and Charles Lockhart, eds. American Political Scientists: A Dictionary (2nd ed. 2002) pp 11–14, online
  2. ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. ^ "NAS Award for Behavior Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Robert Axelrod | Science, Technology and Public Policy (STPP)".
  5. ^ "Remarks by the President at National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation Award Ceremony". White House. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Ten to receive honorary degrees". May 28, 2015.
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