Franziska Werner is an urban sociologist. Her research focuses on the interconnections between aspects of gender and displacement in the context of spatial production.Philipp Piechura, is a sociologist and political educator. He is researching political processes, institutional settings and alternative approaches in the context of housing and accommodation for refugees.Carla Bormann is the head of the planning and construction department at the State Office for Refugee Affairs in Berlin and is pursuing her PhD at HCU Hamburg on participation opportunities for refugees in their own living spaces.Dr. Ingrid Breckner is a retired professor of urban and regional sociology at HCU Hamburg.