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  • Political Science

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  • Sustainable cooperation is crucial for societal functioning.
  • Current research often separates individual interactions from societal patterns.
  • A unified approach is needed to bridge micro-level decisions and macro-level cooperation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To connect individual decision-making with institutional contexts for understanding sustainable cooperation.
  • To propose the meso-level of society (families, communities, organizations) as a key interface.
  • To identify factors undermining cooperation at the meso-level and inform strategies for sustainability.

Main Methods:

  • Transdisciplinary approach integrating individual and societal levels.
  • Analysis of institutional arrangements and individual decision-making dynamics.
  • Focus on external threats, spillover effects, and vicious cycles impacting cooperation.

Main Results:

  • The meso-level is critical for linking individual and institutional dynamics.
  • External threats, spillover effects, and vicious cycles can destabilize cooperation at this level.
  • Understanding these meso-level dynamics is essential for ensuring long-term cooperation.

Conclusions:

  • Bridging micro and macro perspectives through the meso-level is vital for sustainable cooperation.
  • Interventions must address how individual and institutional factors interact to maintain or erode cooperation.
  • Securing cooperation sustainability requires a nuanced understanding of meso-level dynamics.