The Social Dilemma of Self-Reliance

Projektinformationen

SELFRELIANCE

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 101039296

DOI

10.3030/101039296

Das Projekt endete am 3 August 2022

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 28 Januar 2022

Startdatum 1 Februar 2022

Enddatum 31 Januar 2027

Finanziert unter

• European Research Council (ERC)

Gesamtkosten

€ 1 499 984,00

EU-Beitrag

€ 1 499 984,00

Koordiniert durch

UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN
Netherlands

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SELFRELIANCE (The Social Dilemma of Self-Reliance)

Berichtszeitraum: 2022-02-01 bis 2024-07-31

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

Cooperation plays a critical role in successfully tackling global challenges. From addressing and preparing for climate change to mitigating the negative impact of pandemics, cooperation helps groups to address and overcome shared challenges. Yet, maintaining cooperation within and between groups can be challenged by free-riding and coordination problems. This project is aimed at contributing to our psychological understanding of how groups face cooperation problems and how they can successfully organise collective action.

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

So far, we ran a novel laboratory experiment in which we confronted groups of participants with a cooperation dilemma in a controlled environment. This research project allowed us to delineate under what circumstances cooperation can develop not only within, but also between groups. In combination with a mathematical model, we further developed a theory that allows us to define the process under which individuals successfully cooperate within groups and can even transition to cooperation beyond their respective group boundaries.

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

The model and preliminary empirical evidence allows to draw conclusions about the requirements for the emergence of cooperation within and between groups. Yet, both approaches need to be tested further and ideally in more diverse population under more realistic circumstances.