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In Deliberative Democracy: Replacing Liberal Democracy in Postcolonial African States, Professor George M. Carew offers a powerful critique of liberal democracy as applied to Africa and other postcolonial societies. Drawing on decades of experience as a philosopher, diplomat, and public servant, he argues that persistent governance failures stem from inherited institutions that ignore cultural diversity and social realities. Carew advances deliberative democracy as a participatory, bottom-up alternative grounded in dialogue, inclusion, and social cohesion. Rejecting abstract, culture-free models of the individual, this second edition calls for democratic systems rooted in lived social experience. An original and timely contribution, this book is essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and advocates of democratic reform. Professor Emeritus George M. Carew is a distinguished scholar, diplomat, and educator. He served as the first Vice Chancellor of the United Methodist University in Sierra Leone and earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Connecticut, USA, in 1975. Over the course of his career, Professor Carew held several high-ranking public service roles, including Ambassador to the United States, Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, and Minister of Agriculture in Sierra Leone. In academia, he was formerly Head of the Department of Philosophy and Classics at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone. He has also taught at numerous universities in the United States, including the University of Connecticut and the University of Iowa. Professor Carew is the author of several influential works in political philosophy, including Democratic Transition in Post-Colonial Africa: A Deliberative Approach (Mellen Press, 2006), and Reflections on Philosophy, Politics, and Post-Colonial African Society (Sierra Leonean Writers Series, 2022), along with numerous scholarly articles.

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