Rate My Professor Bryony Hoskins

Professor Bryony Hoskins holds the Chair in Comparative Social Science at the University of Roehampton in the Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Business and Law. She is a world-leading expert on citizenship education, specializing in inequalities and political socialization across Europe and the Middle East and North Africa. Her research examines how inequalities impact political engagement and democracy, and develops effective educational interventions to mitigate these disparities. She holds a PhD and a Master's degree in Education. Hoskins leads the Research Group for Education, Inequalities and Democracy within the Centre for Learning, Teaching and Human Development. Her career includes previous positions at the University of Southampton, where she led EU-funded research on the effects of the economic crisis on active citizenship, and at the Institute of Education, UCL, directing ESRC-funded comparative studies on educational inequalities and civic attitudes. She brings six to seven years of policy experience from roles at the Council of Europe in France leading youth research, the European Commission in Belgium, and in Italy developing indicators for active citizenship. Hoskins has collaborated with UNICEF, World Bank, Council of Europe, and UNESCO to create assessment instruments for 21st-century life skills and citizenship education, contributing to a 4* REF2021 case study submission.

Hoskins' key publication is the book Education, Democracy and Inequality: Political Engagement and Citizenship Education in Europe (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). Other notable works include 'Tackling Inequalities in Political Socialisation: A Systematic Analysis' (Social Science Research, 2017), 'Civic Competence of Youth in Europe' (Social Indicators Research, 2015), and recent outputs such as Comparative Report on Intervention Results across 5 Countries on Political Self-Efficacy (2026), G-EPIC Student Resource Book (2026), and STRIDE systematic review on early childhood education inequalities (2026). She has secured over £1 million in research funding in the past year, including EU Horizon/UKRI G-EPIC project and Nuffield Foundation grants. Hoskins supervises PhD students on citizenship education and political engagement, delivers keynote lectures such as at the Five Nations Citizenship Education Network Conference (2026), participates in Council of Europe working groups on gender equality in education, and provides policy advice to the UK Cabinet Office. Her publications have garnered over 2,500 citations.