Espen Marius Foss

Espen Marius Foss is Associate Professor at Østfold University College, Faculty of Health, Welfare and Organisation, and holds a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the University of Oslo. He has two main research areas: restorative processes (in schools, prisons, mediation services, and NGOs), and the unanticipated consequences of digitalisation of the welfare state, focusing on user appropriations among children and adolescents. He has a preference for participatory approaches, applying methods such as visual ethnography, scenography, and drama pedagogy.