Student Name Research Title E-mail Jacinta Cunneen Multi-agency collaboration in local governance: partnership or pragmatism? Jacinta.cunneen@ul.ie Sarah Hunt Democracy and Poverty Reduction Strategies in the Latin American Heavily Indebted Poor Countries 1999-2006 sarah.hunt@ul.ie Mark Mantey Traditional Authority system and popular participation in Local Government: A study of Komenda Edina Eguafo Municipal Assembly in Ghana mark.mantey@ul.ie Gerardine Neylon The quality Early Years Care & Education (ECCE ) in the Republic of Ireland Gerardine.neylon@ul.ie