Coalition formation is where coordination theory and sociology meet

Evidence

It is probably in the realm of more-than-two-person games that coordination theory is most relevant of all, games involving the formulation of coalitions. Study of the signals and communication channels in coalition formation appears to be a fruitful meeting ground for game theory and sociology. — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 690

Categorization

• XREF: Signals in coalition formation is precisely the extension from Godfather-bond dyads to famiglia hierarchy — the multi-player Mafia structure Gambetta analyzes. — connects to: Economists have begun importing sociological insights about social organization into exchange theory — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 21; Ideological proximity could hinder rather than help coalition formation — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 1244