• Rethinking cross-border insolvency and rescue law theory: towards a better understanding of European harmonisation 

  Ghio, Emilie (University College Cork, 2018)

  This thesis argues for the need to rethink cross-border insolvency and rescue law theory, in light of current European Union (EU) regulatory developments in this policy area. It disputes the theoretical and normative value ...
• Practising critical pedagogy through the lens of constructive-developmental theory 

  Butler, Sheila (University College Cork, 2018)

  The research question addressed here is ‘How to identify and effectively implement a developmental pedagogy that contributes solutions to, rather than causes of, inequality’. The research is conducted using first person, ...
• An exploration of the relationship between openness to relationality and context in Irish credit unions 

  Byrne, Noreen (University College Cork, 2018)

  The purpose of this thesis is to explore how contextual conditions such as perceived openness and proximity trigger a relational openness between the member and the credit union. The researcher theorises, using the ...
• Integrating small/medium-scale producers into the cassava food value chain in Nigeria 

  Donkor, Emmanuel (University College Cork, 2018)

  The issues of food insecurity, poverty and high-income inequality in developing countries pose a threat to global economic development. In developing countries, smallholder producers account for the highest proportion of ...
• The sustainability of public-private partnership in Ireland 

  Sheppard, Gail (University College Cork, 2019)

  Despite a lack of transparency and a failure to report value for money in the public domain, PPP has continued as a public procurement policy in Ireland. Its use commenced during the so-called Celtic Tiger years when other ...

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