Conflict
and Peacemaking:
Books, Chapters and Articles
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Book
Sherif, M., Harvey, O. J., White, B. J., Hood, W. R., & Sherif, C. W. (1961). "Intergroup Conflict and Cooperation: The Robbers Cave Experiment". Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Book Exchange.
Book Chapters
Jost, J.T., Burgess, D., & Mosso, C. (2001). Conflicts of legitimation among self, group, and system: The integrative potential of system justification theory. In J.T. Jost and B. Major (Eds.), The psychology of legitimacy: Emerging perspectives on ideology, justice, and intergroup relations (pp. 363-388). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Van Lange, P. A. M., De Cremer, D., & Van Dijk, E., & Van Vugt, M. (2007). Self-interest and beyond: Basic principles of social interaction. In E.T. Higgins & A. W. Kruglanski (Eds), Social Psychology: Handbook of Basic Principles (pp. 540-561). New York: Guilford.
Van Vugt, M., Biel, A., Snyder, M., & Tyler, T. (2000). Perspectives on cooperation in modern society: Helping the self, community, and society. In M. Van Vugt, M. Snyder, T. Tyler & A. Biel (Eds.), Cooperation in modern society: Promoting the welfare of communities, states, and organisations. London: Routledge.
Van Vugt, M., & De Cremer, D. (2002). Leadership in social dilemmas: Comparing the instrumental and relational perspectives. In M. Hewstone & W. Stroebe (Eds.), European Review of Social Psychology, Vol. 13 (pp. 155-184). Philadelphia: Psychology Press.
Van Vugt, M., Johnson, D., Kaiser, R., & O'Gorman, R. (2008). Evolution and the social psychology of leadership: The mismatch hypothesis. In Hoyt, C., Forsyth, D., & Goethals, A. Social Psychology of Leadership. New York: Praeger Perspectives.
Van Vugt, M., & Kurzban, R. K. (2007). Cognitive and social adaptations for leadership and followership: Evolutionary game theory and group dynamics. In J. Forgas, W. von Hippel, & M. Haselton, Sydney symposium of Social Psychology, Vol. 9: The evolution of the social mind: Evolutionary psychology and social cognition (pp. 229-244). London: Psychology Press.
Van Vugt, M., & Park. J. (2008). The tribal instinct hypothesis: Evolution and the social psychology of intergroup relations. In S. Sturmer & M. Snyder, New Directions in Helping and Intergroup Behavior. London: Blackwell.
Van Vugt, M., Roberts, G., & Hardy, C. (2007). Competitive altruism: Development of reputation-based cooperation in groups. In R. Dunbar & L. Barrett, Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Van Vugt, M., & Van Lange, P. (2006). Psychological adaptations for prosocial behaviour: The altruism puzzle. In M. Schaller, D. Kenrick, & J. Simpson, Evolution and Social Psychology (pp. 237-261). Psychology Press.
Articles
Abrahms, M. (2006). Why terrorism does not work. International Security, 31, 42-78.
Baron, J. (1997). Political action vs. voluntarism in social dilemmas and aid for the needy. Rationality and Society, 9, 307-326.
Baron, J. (2001). Confusion of group-interest and self-interest in parochial cooperation on behalf of a group. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 45, 283-296.
Boyd, R., Gintis, H., & Bowles, S. (2010). Coordinated punishment of defectors sustains cooperation and can proliferate when rare. Science, 328, 617-620.
- Blog entry about the research
Brembs, B. (1996). Evolution and the prisoner's dilemma. Addressed in Chaos cheating and cooperation: potential solutions to the Prisoner's Dilemma. OIKOS, 76, 14-24.
Buss, D.M., & Duntley, J.D. (2008). Adaptations for exploitation. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 12, 53-62.
De Cremer, D., & Van Vugt, M. (1999). Social identification effects in social dilemmas: A transformation of motives. European Journal of Social Psychology, 29, 871-893.
De Cremer, D., & Van Vugt, M. (2002). Intergroup and intragroup aspects of leadership in social dilemmas: A relational model of cooperation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 38, 126-136.
Fowler, J. H., & Christakis, N. A. (2010). Cooperative behavior cascades in human social networks. PNAS, 107, 5334-5338.
- News article about the research
- Blog entry about the research
Gibbons, R. & Van Boven, L. (2001). Contingent social utility in the Prisoners Dilemma. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 45, 1-17.
- Blog entry about the research
- Blog entry about the research
Hardy, C., & Van Vugt, M. (2006). Nice guys finish first: The competitive altruism hypothesis. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 1402-1413.
Hart, C. M., & Van Vugt, M (2006). From fault line to group fission: Understanding transformations in small groups. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 392-404.
Heylighen F. (1992). Sociobiology and the prisoner's dilemma. Addressed in Evolution, Selfishness and Cooperation, Journal of Ideas, Vol 2, 4, pp 70-76.
Iredale, W., Van Vugt., M., & Dunbar, R. (2008). Showing off in humans: Male generosity as mate signal. Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 386-392.
Joireman, J. A., van Lange, P. A. M., & van Vugt, M. (2004). Who cares about the environmental impact of cars? Those with an eye toward the future. Environment & Behavior, 35, 1-20.
Jost, J.T., & Burgess, D. (2000). Attitudinal ambivalence and the conflict between group and system justification motives in low status groups. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 293-305.
Kennelly, A. & Fantino, E. (2007). The sharing game: Fairness in resource allocation as a function of incentive, gender, and recipient types. Judgment and Decision Making, 2, 204-216.
- Blog entry about the research
Kosfeld, M., Heinrichs, M., Zak, P., Fischbacher, U., & Fehr, E. (2005). Oxytocin increases trust in humans. Nature, 435, 673-676.
Loewenstein, G., & Babcock, L. (1997). Explaining bargaining impasse: the role of self-serving biases. Journal of Economic Perspectives. 11, 109-126.
Lund, O.C.H., Tamnes, C.K., Mouestue, C., Buss, D.M., & Vollrath, M. (2007). Tactics of hierarchy negotiation. Journal of Research in Personality, 42, 25-44.
Nadler, J., Thomspon, L., & Van Boven, L. (2003). Learning negotiation skills: Four models of knowledge creation and transfer. Management Science, 49, 529-540.
O'Gorman, R. O., Henrich, J., & Van Vugt, M.(2008). Constraining free-riding in public goods games: Designated solitary punishers can sustain human cooperation. Proceedings of Royal Society-B, 276, 323-329.
Park, J., Schaller, M., & Van Vugt, M. (2008). The psychology of human kin recognition: Heuristic cues, erroneous inferences, and their implications. Review of General Psychology, 12, 215-235.
Powell, C., & Van Vugt, M. (2003). Genuine giving or selfish sacrifice? The role of commitment and cost level upon willingness to sacrifice. European Journal of Social Psychology, 33, 403-412.
Smith, A. & Varese, F. (2001). Payment, protection and punishment: The role of information and reputation in the Mafia. Rationality and Society, 13, 349–93.
Van Boven, L., Gilovich, T., & Medvec, V. (2003). The illusion of transparency in negotiations. Negotiation Journal, 19, 117-131.
Van Boven, L., & Thompson, L. (2003). A look into the mind of the negotiator: Mental models in negotiation. Group Processes and Interpersonal Relations, 6, 387-404.
Van Lange, P., Bekkers, R., Schuyt, T., & Van Vugt, M. (2007). From games to giving: Social value orientation predicts donations to noble causes. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 29, 375-384.
Van Vugt, M. (1997). Why the privatisation of public goods might fail: A social dilemma approach. Social Psychology Quarterly, 63, 355-366.
Van Vugt, M. (1998). The conflicts of modern society. The Psychologist, June, 289-292.
Van Vugt, M. (2001). Community identification moderating the impact of financial incentives in a natural social dilemma: A water shortage. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 1440-1449.
Van Vugt, M. (2002). Central, individual or collective control? Social dilemma strategies for natural resource management. American Behavioral Scientist, 45, 783-800.
Van Vugt, M. (2004). Follow the leader... but at what cost? The Psychologist, 17, 274-277.
Van Vugt, M. (2006). The evolutionary origins of leadership and followership. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 10, 354-372.
Van Vugt, M. (2008). Follow me: The origins of leadership. New Scientist, 14 June, 2660.
Van Vugt, M. (2009). Averting the tragedy of the commons: Using social psychological science to protect the environment. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 18, 169-173.
- Blog entry about the research
Van Vugt, M., De Cremer, D., & Janssen, D. (2007). Gender differences in cooperation and competition: The male warrior hypothesis. Psychological Science, 18, 19-23.
Van Vugt, M., Dowding, K., John, P., & Van Dijk, E. (2002). Exit or voice? Strategies for problem-solving in residential communities. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, 1-20.
Van Vugt, M., & Hardy, C. (2010). Cooperation for reputation: Wasteful contributions as costly signals in public goods. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 13, 101-111.
Van Vugt, M., & Hart, C. M. (2004). Social identity as social glue: The origins of group loyalty. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 86, 583-598.
Van Vugt, M., Hogan, R., & Kaiser, R. (2008). Leadership, followership, and evolution: Some lessons from the past. American Psychologist, 63, 182-196.
Van Vugt, M., Jepson, S., Hart, C., & De Cremer, D. (2004) Autocratic leadership in social dilemmas: A threat to group stability. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 40, 1-13.
Van Vugt, M., Meertens, R., & Van Lange, P. (1995). Car versus public transportation? The role of social value orientations in a real-life social dilemma. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 25, 358-378.
Van Vugt, M. and Samuelson, C. D. (1999). The impact of metering in a natural resource crisis: A social dilemma analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 731-745.
Van Vugt, M., & Schaller, M. (2008). Evolutionary perspectives on group dynamics: An introduction. Group Dynamics, 12, 1-6.
Van Vugt, M. & Snyder, M. (2002). Cooperation in the 21st Century: Fostering community action and civic participation. American Behavioral Scientist, 45, 761-918 (Special issue).
Van Vugt, M., & Spisak, B. R. (2008). Sex differences in leadership emergence during competitions within and between groups. Psychological Science, 19, 854-858.
Van Vugt, M., Van Lange, P., & Meertens, R. (1996). Commuting by car or public transportation? A social dilemma analysis of travel mode judgments. European Journal of Social Psychology, 26, 373-395.
Van Vugt, M., Van Lange, P. A. M., Meertens, R. M. and Joireman, J. A. (1996). Why structural solutions to social dilemmas might fail: A field experiment on the first carpool priority lane in Europe. Social Psychology Quarterly, 59, 364-374.
Wegner, D. M., & Crano, W. D. (1975). Racial factors in helping behavior: An unobtrusive field experiment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 32, 901-905.
Wilson, D. S., Van Vugt, M., & O'Gorman, R. (2008). Multilevel selection theory and major evolutionary transitions: Implications for Psychological Science. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17, 6-9.
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