Robert Marshall Axelrod was born on May 27,1943 and is an American political scientist.
10 Facts About Robert Axelrod
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Robert Axelrod is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Michigan where he has been since 1974.
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Robert Axelrod is best known for his interdisciplinary work on the evolution of cooperation.
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Robert Axelrod's 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.
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Robert Axelrod taught at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1968 until 1974.
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Robert Axelrod was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1985.
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In 1990 Axelrod was awarded the inaugural NAS Award for Behavioral Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War from the National Academy of Sciences.
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Robert Axelrod is a faculty affiliate of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy at the University of Michigan Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy.
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Robert Axelrod focused his term on the theme of interdisciplinarity.
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In May 2006, Robert Axelrod was awarded an honorary degree by Georgetown University.