Robert Axelrod
1943
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
native language: English
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Yale University, University of Chicago
occupation: mathematician, professor, political scientist
award received: MacArthur Fellows Program, Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science, National Medal of Science, Wilbur Cross Medal, Jefferson Science Fellow, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Charles E. Merriam Award for Outstanding Public Policy Research
position held: chairperson
Robert Marshall Axelrod (born May 27, 1943) is an American political scientist. He is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Michigan where he has been since 1974. He is best known for his interdisciplinary work on the evolution of cooperation. His current research interests include 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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