Dr Howard Willamson CVO CBE is Professor of European Youth Policy at the University of South Wales in the United Kingdom. He is a qualified youth worker, and has advised many levels of governance on youth policy matters, and conducted numerous research projects on issues including youth crime and unemployment, substance misuse, homelessness, school curricula and youth work. He conducted the original ‘status zer0’ research which produced political attention to young people not in education, employment or training (NEET). He currently, co-ordinates the Council of Europe international reviews of national youth policies.