Udall Center Update no.40



News from the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy and the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy (NNI) at The University of Arizona	No.40 July 2009

News Briefs from the Udall Center/Native Nations Institute
Recent Publications – Project Reports – Upcoming Events

	NNI HOSTS NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR CAMP The Native Nations Institute convenes July 19-24, 2009, the 13th Native American Youth Entrepreneur Camp, a program to teach students how to start and manage businesses in Indian Country. The brainchild of Joan Timeche, NNI executive director, the camp, or NAYEC, teaches high-school juniors, seniors, and recent graduates the basics of economics, computer skills, and business-plan preparation through activities that lead to personal and professional development. A highlight of the camp is the Youth Marketplace, where students run their own “mock” businesses by selling products or services. The camps end with the Business Plan Showcase, where students present a business plan for a real business to a panel of “venture-capital” judges. Several Events Are Open to the Press and Public. more>> Contact: Joan Timeche timechej@u.arizona.edu
	RESEARCHERS SURVEY THE WORLD’S LEADING WATER EXPERTS Udall Center Deputy Director Robert Varady and co‐author Matthew Iles‐Shih describe the results of an international survey of 120 of the world’s top water experts to look at the evolution of global water initiatives (or, GWIs), including an assessment of their impact and significance. The researchers suggest that the phenomenon of GWIs reflects a post-World War II trend toward collective approaches to resolving multinational issues in general and common-pool resources in particular. The central question addressed is whether the “world of water” would have been much different if these initiatives did not exist. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, this paper presents a preliminary analysis of some of the key questions. The findings should be of interest to scientists, social scientists, lawyers, diplomats, managers, and especially decision makers at all levels. Varady, Robert G., and Matthew Iles‐Shih. 2009. Global Water Initiatives: What do the experts think? Report on a survey of leading figures in the ‘World of Water.’ In Impacts of Megaconferences on the Water Sector, ed. Asit K. Biswas and Cecelia Tortajada, 15-68. London: Springer Verlag. more>> Contact: Robert Varady rvarady@u.arizona.edu
	TRIBAL MANAGEMENT IS KEY TO IMPROVING DELIVERY OF HEALTH-CARE SERVICES Researchers with the Native Nations Institute have learned—based on interviews with tribal, regional and national-level Indian leaders and health professionals—that tribal management can significantly improve tribal citizens’ access to health services. In this week's issue of Indian Country Today, NNI research analyst Jaime Arsenault and senior researcher Stephanie Carroll Rainie discuss their findings about the benefits that tribal management of health services brings, as well as the new challenges related to funding, tribal governance, balance and information. more>> Contact: Jaime Arsenault jarsenau@u.arizona.edu or Stephanie Carroll Rainie scrainie@u.arizona.edu
	UDALL CENTER SELECTS FACULTY FELLOWS FOR 2009-10 The Udall Center has named six University of Arizona faculty members as Udall Center Fellows for 2009-10: Kieron Bailey (geography and regional development), Anna Breman (economics), Ronald Breiger (sociology), David Cuillier (journalism), Joshua Guetzkow (sociology), and Gary Paul Nabhan (Southwest Center). The fellows will affiliate with the center and will engage in research on topics related to public policy. Since the inception of the program in 1990, the center has named 116 fellows from 36 departments and centers across the UA. more>> Contact: Kim Harlow kharlow@u.arizona.edu
Recent Publications
	CORNELL HAS CHAPTER IN NEW BOOK ON PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY Stephen Cornell, Udall Center director and a professor of sociology and public administraton and policy, examines the evolving interdependence of the forms of sociology in ongoing research studies of Indigenous nations that began in 1986. Cornell, Stephen. 2009. Becoming public sociology: Indigenous nations, dialogue, and change. In Handbook of Public Sociology, ed. Vincent Jeffries, 263-79. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. more>> Contact: Stephen Cornell scornell@u.arizona.edu
	EXPLORING THE ORIGIN AND USE OF THE CONCEPT OF “HYDROSOLIDARITY” An article published recently in the journal, International Negotiation, by Udall Center researchers Andrea Gerlak (senior policy associate), Robert Varady (deputy director), and Arin Haverland (graduate student), traces the intellectual origins and changing conceptions of “hydrosolidarity,” the notion that water management should include considerations of ethics and equity. Gerlak, Andrea, Robert G. Varady, and Arin Haverland. 2009. Hydrosolidarity and international water conflict. International Negotiations, 14: 311-28. more>> Contact: Andrea Gerlak agerlak@u.arizona.edu
	MULTILINGUAL GUIDE TO DETERMINANTS OF NATIVE NATION‐BUILDING SUCCESS NNI Senior Policy Associate Jonathan Taylor prepared an eight‐page summary of the elements of success for Native nation building in the United States. The summary, originally in English, is also available in Spanish, Portuguese, and Diné (Navajo). The guide is intended as a resource for Indigenous communities across the United States and elsewhere. Taylor, Jonathan. 2008. Determinants of Development Success in the Native Nations of the United States. Cambridge and Tucson: Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy. more>> Contact: Jonathan Taylor jonathan@taylorpolicy.com
Project Updates
	WEB SITE FEATURES TRANSBOUNDARY CLIMATE AND WATER PROJECTS A new Web site provides portals to the various Udall Center collaborative research projects focused on transboundary ecological, climatic, and water systems (with a focus on the U.S.-Mexico border). Currently there are four projects: (1) Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change, (2) Transboundary Aquifer Assessment, (3) Upper San Pedro River Basin, and (4) Use of Climate Diagnostics. more>> Contact: Robert Varady rvarady@u.arizona.edu
Upcoming Events
	NATION BUILDING EXECUTIVE EDUCATION TRAINING The Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy (NNI) provides customized executive programs that are designed to equip tribal leaders with knowledge and tools for Native nation building. Native Nation Building: Leadership, Governance, and Economic Policy November 18-19, 2009 Sheraton Tucson Hotel & Suites Tucson, AZ more>> Contact: Norma Montaño nmontano@u.arizona.edu

Udall Center Update No. 40

Editor Robert Merideth merideth@u.arizona.edu (520) 626-1369
Designer Renee La Roi rlaroi@u.arizona.edu (520) 626-4393

The Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, established at The University of Arizona in 1987, specializes in research and outreach in the areas of: (1) environmental policy, primarily in the Southwest and U.S.-Mexico border region; (2) immigration policy of the United States; and (3) Indigenous nations policy.
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The Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy (NNI)—founded in 2001 by the Morris K. Udall Foundation and The University of Arizona, and an administrative unit of the Udall Center—serves as a self-determination, governance, and development resource for Indigenous nations in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere.
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News Briefs from the Udall Center/Native Nations Institute Recent Publications – Project Reports – Upcoming Events

News Briefs from the Udall Center/Native Nations Institute
Recent Publications – Project Reports – Upcoming Events