Professor of political theory, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona

Associate professor of political theory, Zapata-Barrero’s research focuses on contemporary liberal democracy in the contexts of diversity, especially the relationship between democracy, citizenship and immigration. He is the director of GRITIM-UPF (Interdisciplinary Research Group on Immigration) and of the masters programme on immigration management at UPF. He is a partner in the EU 7th Framework funded ACCEPT project. He regularly contributes to media and policy debates and has served on a number of commissions and government committees.