George Kwaku Ofosu

Dr. George Kwaku Ofosu is an Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He joined LSE's Department of Government in 2019 after completing his PhD at UCLA (2017). His academic career includes postdoctoral roles at Washington University in St. Louis (2017-2019) and fellowships at Stanford, Harvard, and the Ghana Center for Democratic Development. He specializes in electoral politics, political accountability, and African governance, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa.

Education: PhD in Political Science (UCLA, 2017), MA in Political Science (UCLA, 2014), BA in Philosophy and Religion (University of Ghana, 2006).

Research interests include election integrity, democratic responsiveness, gender politics, and experimental methods. His work has been published in top journals like the American Political Science Review and American Journal of Political Science, earning the 2020 Heinz Eulau Award. He collaborates with institutions like the National Science Foundation and UK FCDO on projects addressing electoral fraud, voter behavior, and gender representation.

Professional roles include Board Member of LSE's Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa and Academic Mentor for Afrobarometer's Emerging Scholars Program. His recent seminars at LSE focus on topics like racial disenfranchisement and women's political campaigns in Africa.