George Kwaku Ofosu
gofosu.bsky.social
George Kwaku Ofosu
@gofosu.bsky.social
Assistant Professor LSE Government. Research: electoral politics, political accountability, democracy, African politics
Professor Jaimie Bleck will join us next week for our @lsegovernment.bsky.social APEG seminar. She will present her book: Informal Clubs, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement in Mali: Looking for Democracy in the Wrong Places.
Please do join us online or in person.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Why Ghana’s political parties should institutionalize candidate debates in primaries
Why Ghana’s political parties should institutionalize candidate debates in primaries | Brookings
George K. Ofosu discusses why implementing primary candidate debates in Ghana would strengthen the country's democracy.
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February 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Our next
@lsegovernment.bsky.social
APEG seminar is this Thursday, Jan. 22, at 12 pm. We are happy to host Dr. Kristin Michelitch (sites.google.com/site/kristin...). Her talk is titled "Penalties for Particularism and Partisanship?" Please join us. @carlmc.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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For today's spotlight on research in #Africa, Eric Kramon, @sarahbrierley.bsky.social & @gofosu.bsky.social's 2016 study, conducted around Ghana's parliamentary elections asks if candidate debates influence voters in new democracies?
Brief 64: The Moderating Effect of Debates in Ghana – EGAP
Policy Brief
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January 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Join us tomorrow for Dr. Chikane's seminar on The Hidden Architecture of Elite Power in South Africa.
Our next APEG seminar on Thursday, 11 Dec., will feature Dr Chikane (www.wsg.ac.za/people/dr-re...) from the Wits School of Governance. His talk is titled "The Hidden Architecture of Elite Power in South Africa." Please join us in person or online.
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Our next APEG seminar on Thursday, 11 Dec., will feature Dr Chikane (www.wsg.ac.za/people/dr-re...) from the Wits School of Governance. His talk is titled "The Hidden Architecture of Elite Power in South Africa." Please join us in person or online.
December 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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🚨 Please send in your application by 10 December to be considered for this ESRC studentship in collaboration with @campaign-lab.bsky.social. Both home and international students are eligible for funding. Some advice on how to apply below 👇
🚨 We have a cool new ESRC PhD studentship opportunity on the topic of political persuasion for someone interested in campaigning, field experiments and/or computational methods @lsegovernment.bsky.social, in collaboration with
@campaign-lab.bsky.social. All info 👇
www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Campaign Lab
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Campaign Lab
www.lse.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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🚨 We're hiring!

The LSE Department of Government is searching for a new #Assistant #Professor in #Political #Science.

Could it be you? 👀

🗓️ Closing date: 4 January 2026

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Assistant Professor in Political Science
Assistant Professor in Political Science, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></em></p> <p style="text-ali...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Please join us tomorrow for our next APEG seminar. Amma Panin (@ammapanin.bsky.social ) will present her latest work on "Using religious participation to insure mental health in Ghana"
We are delighted to host Amma Panin (ammapanin.com) at our next @lsegovernment.bsky.social APEG seminar this Thursday, 27th Nov. at 12 pm. Her talk, "Using religious participation to insure mental health in Ghana", will be held online. DM for the link. @ammapanin.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We are delighted to host Amma Panin (ammapanin.com) at our next @lsegovernment.bsky.social APEG seminar this Thursday, 27th Nov. at 12 pm. Her talk, "Using religious participation to insure mental health in Ghana", will be held online. DM for the link. @ammapanin.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We are looking forward to hosting Jamie Hintson this Thursday.
We are excited to begin @lsegovernment.bsky.social 2025/6 APEG seminar series with Jamie Hintson (Harvard University) on Thursday, 30th October (12:00-1:30 PM GMT). Please join us. @carlmc.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
We are excited to begin @lsegovernment.bsky.social 2025/6 APEG seminar series with Jamie Hintson (Harvard University) on Thursday, 30th October (12:00-1:30 PM GMT). Please join us. @carlmc.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Please join us today !
We are delighted to host Noah Nathan (@nlnathan.bsky.social) at our next
@lsegovernment.bsky.social APEG Seminar this Thursday, June 19 (12:00-1:30 PM GMT). Please join us.
June 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM
We are delighted to host Noah Nathan (@nlnathan.bsky.social) at our next
@lsegovernment.bsky.social APEG Seminar this Thursday, June 19 (12:00-1:30 PM GMT). Please join us.
June 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
We are delighted to host John Marshall at our next
@lsegovernment.bsky.social APEG Seminar this Thursday, May 22 (12:00-1:30 PM GMT). Please join us.
May 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
We are delighted to host Macartan Humphrey @macartan.bsky.social at our next
@lsegovernment.bsky.social APEG Seminar this Thursday, April 3 (12:00-1:30 PM GMT). Please join us.
@carlmc.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 8:38 AM
We are delighted to host Katherine Baldwin at our next @lsegovernment.bsky.social APEG Seminar this Thursday, March 13 (12:00-1:30 PM GMT). Please join us. (politicalscience.yale.edu/people/katha...)
March 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Merete Bech Seeberg will present "How Electoral Campaigning Hurts Women Candidates in Africa" at our next APEG seminar this Thursday, February 13 (12:00-1.30 GMT). Please join us. @mbechseeberg.bsky.social
February 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
New publication alert, forthcoming in JoP: @mbechseeberg.bsky.social, Michael Wahman and I investigate how different campaign messages supporting women candidates affect voters' propensities to vote for female (relative to male) politicians. @mbechseeberg.bsky.social provides a summary 👇🏾
December 10, 2024 at 3:01 PM
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Can we convince voters to support women in elections via voter education campaigns? Or do such campaigns risk suppressing support for women candidates? New paper with @gofosu.bsky.social and Michael Wahman forthcoming in @thejop.bsky.social: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Messages matter: How voter education campaigns affect citizens’ willingness to vote for women
PDF | Governments and organizations around the world pour money into campaigns designed to increase female political representation, including voter... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
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December 10, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Daniel de Kadt (@dandekadt.bsky.social ) will present "The Tools of Racial Disenfranchisement" this Thursday, October 31 (12:00-1.30 GMT) at the APEG seminar. Please join us.
October 28, 2024 at 1:39 PM
We are excited to host Andy Harris for our first APEG seminar for the year this Thursday, October 10 (12:00-1.30 GMT). Please join us.
October 7, 2024 at 11:57 AM
We are excited to host Arinze Nwokolo, Ass. Prof. at Lagos Business School (arinze-nwokolo.com) on Thursday, March 28 (12:00-1.30 GMT). Please join us.
March 25, 2024 at 8:59 AM
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How can women's presence and influence in subnational decision-making be promoted? GLD's upcoming roundtable will discuss gender and local politics in the Global South, with experts working in #India, the #MiddleEast, & #Africa. Welcome to join us on April 4! bit.ly/4afSF6S
March 15, 2024 at 10:43 AM
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🚨 How do states and ethnic groups shape each other? Two new articles of mine in the AJPS explore this issue – I’m very happy that they were both published online over the weekend! Thread 🧵 doi.org/10.1111/ajps... and doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
March 4, 2024 at 9:04 AM