John Bynner is Professor Emeritus of Social Sciences in Education in the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the University College London Institute of Education.Walter R. Heinz is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Psychology, and Senior Faculty member of the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences at the University of Bremen.

• Introduction: Pathways to adulthoodSocial structure and inequalityIdentity and social mediaYouth and EuropeNavigating the transition to adulthoodEducation, capability and skillsSmart families and communityPolitical participation, mobilisation and the internetImpact of COVID-19 on youthConclusions: Youth policy challenges

John Bynner is Professor Emeritus of Social Sciences in Education in the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the University College London Institute of Education.Walter R. Heinz is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Psychology, and Senior Faculty member of the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences at the University of Bremen.

• Introduction: Pathways to adulthoodSocial structure and inequalityIdentity and social mediaYouth and EuropeNavigating the transition to adulthoodEducation, capability and skillsSmart families and communityPolitical participation, mobilisation and the internetImpact of COVID-19 on youthConclusions: Youth policy challenges

John Bynner is Professor Emeritus of Social Sciences in Education in the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the University College London Institute of Education.Walter R. Heinz is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Psychology, and Senior Faculty member of the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences at the University of Bremen.

• Introduction: Pathways to adulthoodSocial structure and inequalityIdentity and social mediaYouth and EuropeNavigating the transition to adulthoodEducation, capability and skillsSmart families and communityPolitical participation, mobilisation and the internetImpact of COVID-19 on youthConclusions: Youth policy challenges