| Robert
Axelrod
Robert
Axelrod is the Arthur W. Bromage Distinguished University
Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University
of Michigan. He has appointments in the Department of Political
Science and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Prior
to coming to Michigan he taught at the University of California,
Berkeley (1968-74). He holds a BA in mathematics from the
University of Chicago (1964), and a PhD in political science
from Yale (1969).
He is
best known for his interdisciplinary work on the evolution
of cooperation which has been cited in more than five hundred
books and four thousand articles. His current research interests
include complexity theory (especially agent-based modeling),
and international security. Among his honors and awards are
membership in the National Academy of Sciences, a five year
MacArthur Prize Fellowship, the Newcomb Cleveland Prize of
the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences for
an outstanding contribution to science, and the National Academy
of Sciences Award for Behavioral Research Relevant to the
Prevention of Nuclear War.
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.
Selected
documents:
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