This book provides a psychological overview of research on human cooperation, while discussing evolutionary and cultural perspectives, along with applications in management, environment, national security, and health.
Paul Van Lange is Professor of Social Psychology and Chair of the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at the VU University at Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Most of his research on human cooperation and trust is grounded in interdependence theory, through which he seeks to understand the functions of forgiveness, generosity, empathy, fairness, retaliation, competition, as well as general beliefs of human nature in various situations. Craig D. Parks is Professor of Psychology at Washington State University. His research focuses on cooperation and noncooperation, and reaction to non-normative actors, in mixed-motive situations. He also works as a consultant to energy companies in the Pacific Northwest on social psychological factors underlying resistance to energy conservation. Daniel Balliet is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at the VU University at Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dr. Balliet's research applies experimental methods and meta-analytic techniques to study cooperation and conflict resolution. His research has examined theoretical perspectives on trust, incentives, social values, and forgiveness. Mark Van Vugt is Professor of Evolution, Work and Organizational Psychology at the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at the VU University at Amsterdam, The Netherlands. His expertise is in evolutionary psychology, group dynamics, leadership, status, conflict and cooperation, and in applications of evolutionary psychology to societal issues such as business and management, environmental sustainability, water conservation, politics, war and peace.
Preface; PART ONE: Introduction to Social Dilemmas; Chapter 1: Introduction and Definition; Chapter 2: History, Methods, and Paradigms; PART TWO: Perspectives to Social Dilemmas; Chapter 3: Evolutionary Perspectives; Chapter 4: Psychological Perspectives; Chapter 5: Cultural Perspectives; PART THREE: Applications and Future of Social Dilemmas; Chapter 6: Management and Organizations; Chapter 7: Environment, Politics, Security, and Health; Chapter 8: Prospects for the Future; References; Index
Show moreThis book provides a psychological overview of research on human cooperation, while discussing evolutionary and cultural perspectives, along with applications in management, environment, national security, and health.
Paul Van Lange is Professor of Social Psychology and Chair of the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at the VU University at Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Most of his research on human cooperation and trust is grounded in interdependence theory, through which he seeks to understand the functions of forgiveness, generosity, empathy, fairness, retaliation, competition, as well as general beliefs of human nature in various situations. Craig D. Parks is Professor of Psychology at Washington State University. His research focuses on cooperation and noncooperation, and reaction to non-normative actors, in mixed-motive situations. He also works as a consultant to energy companies in the Pacific Northwest on social psychological factors underlying resistance to energy conservation. Daniel Balliet is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at the VU University at Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dr. Balliet's research applies experimental methods and meta-analytic techniques to study cooperation and conflict resolution. His research has examined theoretical perspectives on trust, incentives, social values, and forgiveness. Mark Van Vugt is Professor of Evolution, Work and Organizational Psychology at the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at the VU University at Amsterdam, The Netherlands. His expertise is in evolutionary psychology, group dynamics, leadership, status, conflict and cooperation, and in applications of evolutionary psychology to societal issues such as business and management, environmental sustainability, water conservation, politics, war and peace.
Preface; PART ONE: Introduction to Social Dilemmas; Chapter 1: Introduction and Definition; Chapter 2: History, Methods, and Paradigms; PART TWO: Perspectives to Social Dilemmas; Chapter 3: Evolutionary Perspectives; Chapter 4: Psychological Perspectives; Chapter 5: Cultural Perspectives; PART THREE: Applications and Future of Social Dilemmas; Chapter 6: Management and Organizations; Chapter 7: Environment, Politics, Security, and Health; Chapter 8: Prospects for the Future; References; Index
Show morePreface
PART ONE: Introduction to Social Dilemmas
Chapter 1: Introduction and Definition
Chapter 2: History, Methods, and Paradigms
PART TWO: Perspectives to Social Dilemmas
Chapter 3: Evolutionary Perspectives
Chapter 4: Psychological Perspectives
Chapter 5: Cultural Perspectives
PART THREE: Applications and Future of Social Dilemmas
Chapter 6: Management and Organizations
Chapter 7: Environment, Politics, Security, and Health
Chapter 8: Prospects for the Future
References
Index
Paul Van Lange is Professor of Social Psychology and Chair of the
Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at the VU
University at Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Most of his research on
human cooperation and trust is grounded in interdependence theory,
through which he seeks to understand the functions of forgiveness,
generosity, empathy, fairness, retaliation, competition, as well as
general beliefs of human nature in various situations. His
publications
have appeared in journals such as the Annual Review of Psychology,
Psychological Bulletin, and the Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology. With various colleagues around the globe, Van Lange
has
published several books, including the Atlas of Interpersonal
Situations (Published by Cambridge, 2003), Bridging Social
Psychology (Published by Erlbaum, 2006), and the Handbook of
Theories of Social Psychology (Published by Sage, 2012). He served
as Associate Editor for various journals, such as Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology and Psychological Science, is
founding editor of an interdisciplinary series on Social
Dilemmas
(Published by Oxford), and has served as Director of the Kurt Lewin
Institute and as President of the Society of Experimental Social
Psychology.
Craig D. Parks is Professor of Psychology at Washington State
University. His research focuses on cooperation and noncooperation,
and reaction to non-normative actors, in mixed-motive situations.
He also works as a consultant to energy companies in the Pacific
Northwest on social psychological factors underlying resistance to
energy conservation. He is the Editor of Group Dynamics and former
Associate Editor of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, and
has twice co-edited
special issues of Organizational Behavior and Human Decision
Processes, on social dilemmas (2012), and on group decision-making
processes (1999). Among his publications, he has co-authored a
chapter (1995) in the Annual
Review of Psychology on mixed-motive interaction, as well as the
book Social Dilemmas (Published by Westview Press, 1996). He is
currently on the editorial boards of the Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology,
Psychological Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision
Processes, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, and
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Daniel Balliet is an Associate Professor in the Department of
Social and Organizational Psychology at the VU University at
Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dr. Balliet's research applies
experimental methods and meta-analytic techniques to study
cooperation and conflict resolution. His research has examined
theoretical perspectives on trust, incentives, social values, and
forgiveness. Dr. Balliet has published his research in top journals
in Psychology and Political Science, including
Psychological Bulletin, Perspectives on Psychological Science,
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and Journal of
Conflict Resolution.
Mark Van Vugt is Professor of Evolution, Work and Organizational
Psychology at the Department of Social and Organizational
Psychology at the VU University at Amsterdam, The Netherlands. His
expertise is in evolutionary psychology, group dynamics,
leadership, status, conflict and cooperation, and in applications
of evolutionary psychology to societal issues such as business and
management, environmental sustainability, water conservation,
politics, war and peace. His publications have appeared
in journals such as the American Psychologist, Proceedings of Royal
Society-B, and Psychological Science. With various colleagues,Van
Vugt has published several books, including a trade book
entitled
Naturally Selected: The Evolutionary Science of Leadership
(Published by Harper Business, 2010), and a textbook entitled
Applying Social Psychology: From Problems to Solutions (Published
by Sage, 2008). He served as Associate Editor for Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology and is a research fellow at
University of Oxford.
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