Lisa-Marie Heimeshoff studied European Studies and Central European Studies in Chemnitz and Brno. She completed her MA in Global Political Economics at the University of Kassel with her thesis topic on the political participation of migrants in Germany and the U.S. Currently, she is working at the International Center for Development and Decent Work at the University of Kassel. Her research focuses on migration, political participation, and social movements. Contact: Heimeshoff(AT)uni-kassel.de