Using Game Theory Situations to Trigger Coopetition Dynamics in Inclusive Tourism Related Project Development

The objective of the research is to understand how the use of game theory situations can be useful in facilitating behavioural change in the development process. The context is to engage the coopetition of souvenir retailers in the implementation of an inclusive tourism project, in a remote and post-conflict environment. The principle of modelling behaviour in the environment under study reflects the differences in perspective between the researcher's understanding of the observed behaviour and the reasons that led the souvenir retailers to make the observed decisions. However, our study found that the use of the game theory experiments greatly facilitated the sharing of information by the respondents and thus explored the willingness of individuals to engage in coopetitive behaviour or not