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Robert Axelrod

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Born: December 31 1942

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Robert Axelrod is a 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 moving to Michigan, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley . He holds a BA in mathematics from the University of Chicago and a PhD in political science from Yale University .

He is best known for his interdisciplinary work on the evolution of cooperation, which has been cited in numerous articles. His current research interests include complexity theory , 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.

Axelrod was the President of the American Political Science Association 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.

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Books from Robert Axelrod

The Evolution of Cooperation

Harnessing Complexity

Robotech - A New Threat (Vol. 7)

Robotech - The Next Wave (Vol. 11)

Robotech - War & Peace (Vol. 5)

Robotech Masters - Counterattack (Vol. 9)

Zeram

Ghost in the Shell 2 - Innocence

A Passion for Cooperation: Adventures of a Wide-Ranging Scientist (Campus Voices: Stories of Excellence from the University of Michigan)

Narrow Roads of Gene Land: The Collected Papers of W. D. Hamilton Volume 2: Evolution of Sex

The Complexity of Cooperation: Agent-Based Models of Competition and Collaboration

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Robotech Masters - The Final Solution (Vol. 10)