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Tarja Pösö is a Professor at the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Tampere University, with a secondary role as Professor II at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen. Her work bridges academia and practice, focusing on child protection, social work ethics, and institutional decision-making.
- Current Positions: Professor, Tampere University; Professor II, University of Bergen
- Research Themes: Cross-cultural child protection, decision-making processes, migrant child welfare, ethics in social work, institutional scripts and narratives
Recent Publications (2022–2025): Analyzed infant welfare systems in Nordic jurisdictions, developed vignette methodologies for practitioner-service user comparisons, and explored legal accountability in European child protection decisions. Her work emphasizes methodological innovation and cross-national policy analysis.
Collaborations span institutions like the University of Oslo, UCL, and Berkeley, with a focus on the DIPA research project. She advocates for children's rights through participatory approaches and critical policy reviews.
