Dr. George Ofosu

Assistant Professor

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Biography

George Ofosu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics, having joined in 2019. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2017. His research interests center on political accountability, election integrity, legislator behavior, and quality democracy, with a particular regional focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. His work addresses critical issues such as research design transparency and has been published in prestigious journals including the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, the British Journal of Political Science, and Electoral Studies. Ofosu is also a Democracy Development Fellow at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development. Prior to his current role, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Washington University in St. Louis from 2017 to 2019, a predoctoral fellow at Stanford's Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law from 2015 to 2016, and a research fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University from 2009 to 2010. His teaching includes courses on Democracy and Democratization, Introduction to Comparative Politics, and Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Research Interests

Experience

Postdoctoral Research Associate

2017-01-01 — 2019-01-01

Washington University in St. Louis • St. Louis, USA

Predoctoral Fellow

2015-01-01 — 2016-01-01

Stanford Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law • Stanford, USA

Research Fellow

2009-01-01 — 2010-01-01

Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University • Cambridge, USA

Courses

GV245: Democracy and Democratization GV467: Introduction to Comparative Politics GV4F9: Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa

Requirements for London School of Economics and Political Science

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in a relevant social science discipline
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Standard English requirement applies to most programs in Geography, Anthropology, Sociology, and Media.