Independent
Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies (IISEPS) was established in
February 1992 by group of academics, journalists, politicians and businessmen. Now
IISEPS is registered as public institution in the Lithuanian Republic.
IISEPS’
mission is to promote formation of civil society and free market economy in Belarus through
study socio-economic and political process of transition from totalitarianism
to democracy and active promotion of values and principles of liberalism.
Main
activities of the Institute are:
- research in
sociology, economics and political science
- consulting
- organisation
of conferences and seminars
- publishing
and dissemination of information-analytical materials
- professional
training
IISEPS
regularly conducts:
- national polls
- interviews
with public opinion leaders and experts
- content-analysis
of materials of mass media and other structures
- analysis of
program documents of leading structures of civil society - political parties,
public associations, governmental structures etc
- analysis of
legislation
- analysis of
socio-economic statistics
Currently the
Institute is working on the project: "Strengthening pro-"wide
Europe" attitudes in Belarus".
The main aim of the project is to analyze public and elites' attitudes in Belarus towards "wide Europe", to
promote pro-"wide Europe" attitudes through wide publication of these
results, and in this way to meet challenges of Europe
enlargement.
The website of the Institute in Russian and English features main activities, IISEP news bulletins, seminar and conference reports and analytical papers (no full versions available online). | 
