Robert Axelrod
Robert Axelrod | |
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Born | Robert Marshall Axelrod May 27, 1943 |
Awards | Johan Skytte Prize (2013) National Medal of Science (2014) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | |
Thesis | Conflict of Interest: A Theory of Divergent Goals with Applications to Politics (1969) |
Doctoral advisor | Hayward Alker |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Political science |
Sub-discipline | Policy studies |
Institutions |
Robert Marshall Axelrod (born May 27, 1943) is an American
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
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]
Bibliography
Books
- Axelrod, Robert (1970). Conflict of interest: a theory of divergent goals with applications to politics. Markham Pub. Co. ISBN 9780841030206. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- Axelrod, Robert (1976), Structure of Decision: The Cognitive Map of Political Elites, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-691-10050-0
- Axelrod, Robert (1984), ISBN 978-0-465-02122-2
- Axelrod, Robert (1997), ISBN 978-0-691-01567-5
- Axelrod, Robert (2006), The Evolution of Cooperation (Revised ed.), Perseus Books Group, ISBN 978-0-465-00564-2
- Axelrod, Robert; Cohen, Michael D. (2001-08-02). Harnessing Complexity. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-00550-5. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- Axelrod, Robert (2023), Passion for Cooperation: Adventures of a Wide-Ranging Scientist, University of Michigan Press, ISBN 9780472903948
Journal articles
- Axelrod, Robert; Hamilton, William D. (27 March 1981). "The evolution of cooperation". Science. 211 (4489): 1390–1396. PMID 7466396.
- Axelrod, Robert (April 1997). "The dissemination of culture: a model with local convergence and global polarization". Journal of Conflict Resolution. 41 (2): 203–226. S2CID 54639070.
- Axelrod, Robert; Atran, S, Davis, R (2007) Sacred Barriers to Conflict Resolution, Science (317)[7]
See also
References
- ^ Glenn H. Utter, and Charles Lockhart, eds. American Political Scientists: A Dictionary (2nd ed. 2002) pp 11–14, online
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Robert Axelrod | Science, Technology and Public Policy (STPP)".
- ^ "Remarks by the President at National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation Award Ceremony". White House. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Ten to receive honorary degrees". May 28, 2015.
- S2CID 131373222.