Cooperative Game Theory            

In Topic 1 you learned to diagnose when stakeholder engagement is necessary in a complex problem situation, and in Topic 2 you learned how to identify and map relevant stakeholders and about issues of scale. In Topic 3 you will learn the basics of cooperative game theory and its application in analyzing coalition building in Building with Nature examples.

The topic consists of the following videos:

• Game Theory – a video by Dr Sharlene Gomes
• Game Theory and Coalition Building  – a video by Prof. dr. Susan Taljaard in which she explains the application of cooperative game theory to the management of the Great Brak estuary in South Africa.
• Innovating in the Ijssel River – a video by Dr. Heleen Vreugdenhil on coalition building in innovative river management pilot projects in the Netherlands.

A reading entitled “The usefulness of game theory as a method for policy evaluation” by Hermans et al. (2014) is offered as supplementary material.

Enjoy learning about cooperative game theory and its application in strategic decision making and coalition building.