Misremembrance of Things Past: Cooperation Between the US and Russia Despite Conflicting Narratives
UW Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, Wisconsin
press release: 206 Ingraham Hall. Feb 22 4:00-5:30 pm
Speakers:
Yoshiko Herrera, Professor, and Andrew Kydd, Professor, Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kydd and Herrera examine alternative “blame-free” strategies that can sustain cooperation in the absence of shared beliefs about guilt for past transgressions. Using results from a computer tournament of several strategies and a case study of U.S.-Russian relations, they show how, if divergent perceptions exist, "temporary mutual punishment" is the the strategy that tends to prevail, if cooperation is possible at all.