The Social Dilemma of Self-Reliance

Informazioni relative al progetto

SELFRELIANCE

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 101039296

DOI

10.3030/101039296

Progetto concluso il 3 Agosto 2022

Data della firma CE 28 Gennaio 2022

Data di avvio 1 Febbraio 2022

Data di completamento 31 Gennaio 2027

Finanziato da

• European Research Council (ERC)

Costo totale

€ 1 499 984,00

Contributo UE

€ 1 499 984,00

Coordinato da

UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN
Netherlands

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

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2022-02-01 al 2024-07-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

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.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

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.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

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.