The emergence and survival of cooperation is one of the hardest problems still open in science. Several factors such as the existence of punishment, repeated interactions, topological effects and the formation of prestige may all contribute to explain the counter-intuitive prevalence of...

Introduction -- What are collaboratives? historical trends -- If collaboration is such a good idea, why are collaboratives so hard to manage? -- Case study: wraparound Hawaiʻi -- Case study: the New England ocean science education collaborative (NEOSEC) -- Measuring success in collaborative...