SPPA Researchers Receive SSHRC Insight Development Grants
We are proud to announce FPA’s winners of the 2021 . These grants support research in its early stages, enabling “the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas.�

Jose Galdo, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and School of Public Policy and Administration
“Can land reforms reduce the legacy of colonial institutions.� This research project will examine the role of a post-colonial land reform to reduce the legacy of a colonial labour forced system, mita, on today’s agricultural productivity and financial inclusion of smallholder farmers in Peru. ($36,980)

Jerald Sabin, Graduate supervisor, Indigenous Policy and Administration and Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration
“What is a territory? Comparative federalism and colonial political development in North America.� This project explores the development and uses of territories in Canada and the United States. With their diverse histories and geographies — ranging from tropical islands to Arctic tundra — the project considers what binds these regions together under the jurisdictional class of “territory.� ($44,160)
View full list of FPA researchers’ SSHRC Insight Development Grants here…