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About John Crabtree

John Crabtree is a research associate at Oxford University's Centre for Latin American Studies.

Articles by John Crabtree

Monday 2nd February

Bolivia: after the vote

John Crabtree, 2 February 2009
A further decisive win for Evo Morales - but his Andean revolution still faces a bumpy ride
Tuesday 18th November

Evo Morales and Bolivia: the next campaign

John Crabtree, 18 November 2008
An agreement over Bolivia’s constitution sets the stage for another epic political year
Tuesday 21st October

Peru: the politics of social protest

John Crabtree, 21 October 2008
A social tide forces change in Lima, where people's problems - and Alan García's - run deep
Wednesday 13th August

Bolivia’s political ferment: revolution and recall

John Crabtree, 13 August 2008
A new voting round highlights Evo Morales's popularity - and obstacles to his radical project

Tuesday 29th July

Alan García and Peru: a tale of two eras

John Crabtree, 29 July 2008
A president’s neo-liberal reinvention has yet to win hearts or raise life-chances of poor Peruvians
Wednesday 2nd July

Bolivia’s democratic tides

John Crabtree, 2 July 2008
A series of votes on regional autonomy tests Bolivians' capacity to live together
Wednesday 30th April

Santa Cruz’s referendum, Bolivia's choice

John Crabtree, 30 April 2008
A many-sided argument over autonomy for Bolivia's eastern region is coming to a climax
Monday 10th December

Bolivia’s controversial constitution

John Crabtree, 10 December 2007

Evo Morales's "refounding" of Bolivia is entering a new phase

Friday 28th September

Alberto Fujimori’s return: a political timebomb

John Crabtree, 28 September 2007

Alberto Fujimori's extradition from Chile looks like justice but could be danger

Tuesday 18th September

Bolivia: a tale of two (or rather three) cities

John Crabtree, 18 September 2007
A stuck constitutional process reflects bitter divisions over Bolivia's very identity
Friday 8th June

Peru: dilemmas of power

John Crabtree, 8 June 2007
A rising arc of regional and popular protest is squeezing Alan García's government
Sunday 29th April

Latin American democracy: time to experiment

John Crabtree, 29 April 2007
In Ecuador, Bolivia, and Venezuela, leaders are seeking new sources of political legitimacy in which participation is at the heart, reports John Crabtree.
Wednesday 22nd November

Peru: outing the NGOs

John Crabtree, 22 November 2006
A proposed new law restricting NGOs operating in Peru is connected to the way Alan García's government is handling a complex political inheritance of civil war, human-rights violation, and authoritarian rule, says John Crabtree.
Sunday 17th September

Bolivia: the battle for two-thirds

John Crabtree, 17 September 2006
The procedural disputes in the body elected to draft a new Bolivian constitution reflect the country's deep social and regional polarisations, says John Crabtree.
Thursday 27th July

Alan García's second coming

John Crabtree, 27 July 2006
Alan Garcia returns to the presidency of Peru as a far less radical figure than in the 1980s, but the political and institutional challenges facing him are just as great, reports John Crabtree.
Monday 3rd July

Evo Morales: the force is with him

John Crabtree, 3 July 2006
Bolivia's people have endorsed their new president's plans to amend the constitution, but the strong vote for regional autonomy is a foretaste of serious argument to come, says John Crabtree.
Monday 5th June

The return of Alan García

John Crabtree, 5 June 2006
The second presidency of Alan García will test his claim to have learned from the mistakes of the first, reports John Crabtree.
Monday 22nd May

Peru: the institutional deficit

John Crabtree, 22 May 2006
Whether Ollanta Humala or Alan García wins Peru's election on 4 June, a project to reform Peruvian governance will be essential, says John Crabtree.
Wednesday 3rd May

Bolivia stakes its claim

John Crabtree, 3 May 2006
Evo Morales's decision to take control of Bolivia's energy resources is a declaration of political intent that will reverberate across Latin America, says John Crabtree.
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