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Simulation of Group Agency - From Collective Intentions to Proto-Collective Actors
Kollektive Intentionen und proto-kollektive Akteure
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Abstract This paper investigates the conditions under which cooperative team reasoning arises and
stabilizes in complex social structures. Team reasoning is a theory that explains cooperative behavior in social settings of strategic choice, even in situations where classical game theory fails. By simulatin... view more
This paper investigates the conditions under which cooperative team reasoning arises and
stabilizes in complex social structures. Team reasoning is a theory that explains cooperative behavior in social settings of strategic choice, even in situations where classical game theory fails. By simulating the emergence of cooperation via team reasoning, this paper analyzes the performance of team reasoners compared to classically rational agents and individual reasoners. Simulation results are provided regarding the efficacy of team reasoning in
mixed-game settings. It is shown that cooperative team reasoning is viable and stabilizing under favorable conditions such as the share of coordination games played, but sensitive to the amount and abilities of their interacting counterparts. Finally, the paper provides first ideas on how the current framework might be extended toward collective actors that gain further stability through processes of self-formalization and inner-organizational redistribution.... view less
Keywords
team; collective behavior; decision making; learning; game theory
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Free Keywords
team reasoning; collective agency; agent-based modelling; computer simulation; games
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 56-74
Journal
Historical Social Research, 48 (2023) 3
Issue topic
The Emergence and Effects of Non-hierarchical Collective Agency
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed