Felipe Valencia, University of British Columbia

Research

Conflict State Capacity Taxation Bureaucracy Elites Colonialism Independence Latin America

Latest funding

Historical State Capacity
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$57,065
Conflict in history: the spoils of war
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$75,000

Historical State Capacity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Valencia, Felipe

Keywords: State Capacity; Taxation; Bureaucracy; Conflict; Elites; Colonialism; Independence; Latin America; Brazil; Donatary Captaincy; Persistence

$57,065

Conflict in history: the spoils of war

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Valencia, Felipe

Keywords: Conflict; Economic History; Economics; Development Economics; Trust; UXO; Political Economy; Cultural Economics; Nightlights; History

$75,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Conflict Dear Professor Valencia, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on conflict connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Historical State Capacity" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]