Zeynep Mentesoglu Tardivo is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Luiss University in Rome. She holds a Double MA in Political Science from Pompeu Fabra University and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. She has contributed to the European project ACCUPOL as a student research assistant. Zeynep’s PhD thesis focuses on the political participation of immigrants across Europe, where she conducts comparative analysis using the European Social Survey (ESS) data. The title of her work in progress is ‘Immigrant Political Participation Beyond Structural Limits: A Cross-Country Comparison’. Her research interests include political participation, migration studies, integration policies and comparative research.