Dr George Ofosu
Lecturer in International Business
Eastern Gateway Building 108
- Email: george.ofosu@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266331
- Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management
- Brunel Business School
Summary
George Ofosu holds a PhD in Economic Geography and International Business, and an MSc in Transition Management from Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany. His research interest spans across the broad areas of international business in emerging markets, international management, and innovation. His current research focuses on the extractive industry, their organizing practices, business models, and impact on the natural environment. He is also interested in the value of Sino-Africa busines relations and partnerships, Citizen and DiY Science.
George Ofosu currently serves as an Associate Editor of the Elsevier-published journal 'Environmental Science & Policy'. His research papers have been published in Journals such as: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Technovation, Environmental Science and Policy, Journal of Rural Studies, Economic and Industrial Democracy, Resources Policy, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, and Journal of Economic Issues.
Qualifications
PhD Economic Geography and International Business, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
MSc Transition Management, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
BA (Hons) English and Sociology, University of Ghana
Newest selected publications
Ofosu, G., Sarpong, D. and Siaw, D. (2026) '‘Strategies of the strong, tactics of the weak’: Exploring the dynamics of resistance against power and its manifestations on artisanal and small-scale mining'. Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 20. ISSN: 0269-0942 Open Access Link
Ofosu, G. and Sarpong, D. (2026) 'The formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining: Taking stock and charting the future'. Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 0269-0942 Open Access Link
Fu, P., Zhang, Y., Wu, T., Sarpong, D. and Ofosu, G. (2026) 'The local mediation of rural cultural governance: Problematization, asymmetry, and displaced agency in China's rural cultural revitalization'. Journal of Rural Studies, 127. pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 0743-0167 Open Access Link
Siaw, D., Ofosu, G. and Sarpong, D. (2026) 'Climate change, artisanal and small-scale mining, and livelihood diversification: Whither the agrarian workforce?'. Environmental Science and Policy, 181. pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 1462-9011 Open Access Link
Osei, E., Sarpong, D., Boakye, D. and Ofosu, G. (2026) 'Exploring the practice of business support in resource-constrained contexts'. The Journal of Technology Transfer. ISSN: 0892-9912