Professor of Comparative Social Science at the University of Roehampton, UK, and visiting Professor at the Hong Kong Institute of Education, Bryony Hoskins is an expert on political socialisation, specialising in political engagement across European countries. Professor Hoskins has seven years of policy experience having previously worked at the Council of Europe in the area of youth research, and at the European Commission developing indicators on Active Citizenship. She also has extensive experience of consulting the UK cabinet office, European Commission and Council of Europe on topics such as Citizenship, Education and the European Union. Professor Hoskins is currently performing an evaluation of the contribution of EU programmes to active citizenship in Europe. Her current funded research projects focus on inequalities and political engagement, political socialisation, volunteering, and unpaid work.