Seiki Tanaka is an assistant professor of international relations at the Department of International Relations and International Organization (IRIO), the University of Groningen, and a research fellow at the Faculty of Law, Kobe University. His interest lies in exploring and researching the processes and mechanisms underlying social conflicts and cooperation. In particular, he studies the microfoundations of social diversity and conflicts and how different groups of people — national, ethnic, and income groups, and different gender — can co-exist within a society in an era of globalization and technological advancement. He has received several awards and grants for his research.