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 holds a PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles, completed in 2017. His research interests encompass political accountability, election integrity, legislator behavior, and the quality of democracy, particularly in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Ofosu has published in prominent academic journals including the American Political Science Review and the British Journal of Political Science. He is a Democracy Development Fellow at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development and has previously held postdoctoral positions at Washington University in St. Louis and Stanford University, as well as a research fellowship at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Ofosu's teaching includes courses on Democracy, Democratization, and Comparative Politics.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2019-01-01 — Present

London School of Economics • London

Teaching and conducting research in political science.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

2017-01-01 — 2019-01-01

Washington University in St. Louis • St. Louis

Conducted research on democratic accountability.

Predoctoral Fellow

2015-01-01 — 2016-01-01

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

Research in political behavior and accountability.

Research Fellow

2009-01-01 — 2010-01-01

Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University • Cambridge

Worked on research related to international affairs and governance.

Courses

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

Requirements for London School of Economics

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Quantitative
Required:164
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Advanced Calculus Linear Algebra Econometrics and Statistics Intermediate Macroeconomics Intermediate Microeconomics
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Economics