Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the evolution of cooperation, altruism, and social behavior in various systems, including human societies, microbial communities, and religious groups. It investigates the role of evolutionary games, social networks, indirect reciprocity, and cultural evolution in shaping cooperative behaviors and examines the dynamics of public goods games and the emergence of altruistic punishment. Additionally, it delves into the interplay between genetic and cultural factors in promoting prosocial behaviors.

• Cooperation
• Altruism
• Evolutionary Games
• Social Networks
• Indirect Reciprocity
• Group Selection
• Cultural Evolution
• Microbial Communities
• Religious Behavior
• Public Goods Games