Intergroup Conflict and Cooperation. The Robbers Cave Experiment. What Leads to Conflicts Between Groups of People?
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There’s a fantastic book on this topic (albeit from a different angle) called The Evolution of Cooperation by Robert Axelrod. It was published in 1984 but it seems to have been gaining more notice recently. I’ve heard someone say it’s the most important book in the last hundred years and I can’t say that I disagree. It analyzes the ingredients that are necessary for cooperative strategies to emerge and flourish, and is very useful for anyone interested in effecting change in an organization. I highly recommend it!
The Robbers Cave Experiment, while ethically questionable today, remains a valuable source of insight into how group conflict arises and how we might overcome it.