A Passion for Cooperation: Adventures of a Wide-Ranging Scientist

Robert Axelrod's autobiography, A Passion for Cooperation, chronicles his journey as a scientist who collaborated with diverse fields, received the National Medal of Science, and faced challenges in achieving cooperation. It highlights his experiences with leaders and policy advisors in various countries and emphasizes the potential for interdisciplinary collaboration.

Format: Hardback
Length: 178 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2023
Publisher: The University of Michigan Press

A Passion for Cooperation is the captivating autobiography of Robert Axelrod, a renowned scientist who has dedicated his career to collaboration with experts from diverse fields. After being recognized by President Kennedy for his promising work in high school, Axelrod went on to collaborate with business school professors, international relations scholars, political scientists, computer scientists, and even evolutionary biologists and cancer researchers. Fifty years later, he was honored by President Obama with the National Medal of Science for his scientific achievements and leadership, and his work has been recognized as the gold standard of interdisciplinary research. Axelrod's autobiography goes beyond just his passion for cooperation; it also reveals his struggles and the joys of gaining new insights into the art of cooperation. In this book, Axelrod shares his experiences talking with the leader of the organization Hamas, the Prime Minister of Israel, and the Foreign Minister of Syria. He also recounts stories of being hosted in Kazakhstan by senior Soviet retired generals and visiting China with well-connected policy advisors on issues of military aspects of cyber conflict. Through these stories, readers will learn how Axelrod's academic and practical work have enriched each other and demonstrated that opportunities for cooperation are much greater than commonly believed.

Weight: 272g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780472076550