Lina Zirganou-Kazolea is a researcher and PhD Candidate at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. As part of her doctoral studies, she was a Visiting Research Student at the LSE. She has contributed to various research projects, including Understanding Risk and Resilience in the Educational Performance of Refugee Children and Youth, Erasmus ACT, Bedrock of Participation for Homelessness, and SoDaNet in Action. She has presented her work at international conferences such as ISPP and ECPR and has published in peer-reviewed journals. Her research primarily focuses on political behaviour and participation.