Cooperation Studies is an emerging academic field which investigates cooperation.

Howard Rheingold and colleagues at the Cooperation Commons project have done much to popularize it.

More Information

The Cooperation Commons A bibliography on the scientific debate on egoism vs. altruism that ensued after the publication of Axelrod’s book, at http://pscs.physics.lsa.umich.edu/RESEARCH/Evol_of_Coop_Bibliography.html

Key Books to Read

Ryan, Frank. Darwin's Blind Spot: Evolution Beyond Natural Selection. Houghton-Mifflin, 2002

"On the importance of cooperation in human evolution."

Genetic and Cultural Evolution of Cooperation (Dahlem Workshop Reports). Ed. by Peter Hammerstein. MIT Press, 2003

Links between cooperation in nature and culture.