2. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE. Dr. Paul Oquist Kelly, Master Rodolfo Delgado Romero,Dr. Rigoberto Sampson, Engineer Patricio Oquist Aguilar, Engineer Yessenia Talavera Siles.

3. DEGREE/POST IN THE ORGANIZATION: President, Vice-president, Treasurer-secretary and Executive Director

4. ADDRESS: From Crown Plaza Hotel, 2 blocks to the south, ½ square to the west. Building" Bolívar", 203, Managua, Nicaragua.

5. TELEPHONE: (505) 266-8523. FAX: (505) 266-8524 Telephone. POST OFFICE BOX 303. E-MAIL: ien@ibw.com.ni Address on Web page is: http://www.ibw.com.ni/~ien; http://www.ienddhh.org.ni

6. NATURE AND MAIN OBJECTIVES.

The Institute for Nicaraguan Studies (IEN) is a Non Governmental Organization, with indefinite duration, non profitable, dedicated to the investigation and committed with the democratic governability of Nicaragua, with the consolidation of peace, effective democracy, human rights and polices that promote equality of opportunities and social justice, as well as the development of specialized investigations.

Its legal status was approved by the National Assembly the thirty first of March in 1990, published in the official gazette newspaper No. 68 on April 5 1990. Its statutes were approved by the Ministry of Government on June twentieth 1991.

IEN Main objectives.

1) To contribute to the objective understanding of the Nicaraguans socio-political and economic dynamics, starting from the historical factors that have generated that dynamics and to generate information that contributes to process of national consent.

2) To contribute to the consolidation of democracy and democratic governability through the generation of essays, seminars and investigations of public opinion on political, economical, social and institutional aspects.

3) To contribute to the encouragement of the right state, the full validity of human rights, democratic political culture, justice, through the generation of essays, seminars and information of public opinion related to those topics.

4) To contribute to the civic participation in national and local activities, through investigations, seminars and support to the process of local agreement.

5) To contribute to the methodological development of the social sciences in Nicaragua, specifically in the quantitative and qualitative integral investigation areas, training and the diffusion.

6) Realization of investigations or specialized consultancies.
IEN Slogans

1) For a Nicaragua in peace, with real democracy, with social justice, of the right state and full validity of human rights.

2) To the service of the Nicaraguan social sciences and for some social sciences to the service of the national development.

3) The construction of the democratic governability is crucial for the development of the democracy and the sustainable human development, to build it, is task that concerns to all Nicaraguans.

7. DIRECTIVE PERSONNEL OF IEN

President of Board of Directors. Dr. Paul Oquist Kelly, PhD in Political Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, Master in Political Sciences, University of California, Berkely, Post Grade Political Sciences and Public Administration, Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO). Also international consultant of the UNDP. Coordinator of the Program UNDP of Governability and Transparency for Asia - Pacific, with headquarters in Pakistan.

Vice-president Board of Directors. Msc. Rodolfo Delgado Romero, Master in Administration and Managerial Direction, Central American University (UCA). Course at level of Post Grade in High Public Management, European Institute of Public Administration and National Institute of Public Administration of Spain. Economist, Autonomous National University of Nicaragua (UNAN). UNDP Consultant and others.

Secretary. Dr. Rigoberto Sampson, Doctor, Autonomous National University of Nicaragua, diverse Post Grades in medicine. Former official of the System of Health, Former Mayor of the municipality of León. Deputy in the National Assembly.

Executive director. Engineer Patricio Oquist Aguilar. Civil Engineer Specialist on Hygiene and Occupational Security and Social Researcher.

8. SUSTANTIAL PERSONEL OF IEN

Coordinator of Field in investigations and trainings. Patricio Oquist Aguilar Industrial Engineer .

Facilitator of investigation projects and of training. Engineer Yessenia Talavera Siles. Industrial Engineer.

Facilitator of Projects of Investigation and Training, . Johana Gutiérrez, Degree on Sociologist, Central American University, Teacher of primary education, Normal School of Managua.

Facilitator of countable, financial consultancies. Mrs. Joaquina García. Authorized Public Accountant. Autonomous National University of Nicaragua ( UNAN).

Additionally, IEN has a bank of available human resources under the modality of sub – contracts with specialty in dependence of the methodology type to develop in investigations, trainings or studies of cases with which IEN has been working in the 15 years of existence.

9. IEN MAIN PROGRAMS

1) Construction of peace, democracy and human rights in Nicaragua. Developed through an educational package ( base and methodological document) applied with work-shops in the whole country through a National Network of Multipliers for Peace, democracy and human rights, diffusion and evaluation.

2) Construction and development of the democratic governability. Developed through investigations of public opinion, diffusion of results, essays, seminars with participation of the State, political parties, universities, NGO's, unions, companies.

3) Promotion of the civic participation at national and local level. Developed through investigations of public opinion, diffusion of results, essays, seminars with participation of the State, political parties, universities, NGO's, unions, international organizations interested in the question.

4) Promotion of transparency, responsibility and integrity. Developed through investigations of public opinion, diffusion, essays, seminars.
Additional to those four main programs, IEN sometimes carries out surveys or investigations to proposals to other organizations or for demands of service. This type of investigative services arises with entities with which we have worked, for reference of other institutions or for competition or qualification of technical – financial proposals.

It has an account program on-line denominated Computer Account Program that is patented by Analysis and Systems CORP. (ASIS).

10 ABOUT THE MAIN IEN METHODOLOGIES

The methodologies that IEN applies in their main activities are: 1) investigations and/or studies and 2) training. For the investigations and/or studies we use the investigation – action methodology ( investigate to act) and for training we use the learning – action methodology (learn to act).

For projects that combine investigation and training, the methodological support combines and supplements. It is attached as informative ways, a triptych that contains " Methodologies, techniques and services of IEN about Nicaraguan public opinion."

The methodological strategy consists on carrying out intensive interviews, work-shops of focal groups and studies of municipal and/or sectoral cases as quantitative techniques to identify and analyze the outstanding dimensions of the investigative problem.

Later on, national surveys and/or local polls are used as quantitative techniques to measure the identified qualitative dimensions, as well as their territorial distribution and for outstanding social groups (demographic, social, cultural, political, economical or average of consumption, etc.).

As the surveys only give answers to the questions that we outline, the qualitative techniques are essential to assure that we are outlining the most productive questions from the point of view of the existent opinion currents among the population that is investigated.

The analysis style consists on considering the positions and majority tendencies, but also the minority ones, and even those of very low frequency that contain information and perspectives that offer light on the problem of investigation from the qualitative point of view.

It is clear that the techniques of the integral methodology can also operate separately, to solve clearly identified investigative problems.

You can use one or more of the qualitative techniques when what interests is appreciations from that type to depth. For example, the use of focal groups to verify to depth reactions to propaganda elements, methods in the social demands, etc.

Likewise the quantitative techniques as the surveys and the polls can be applied directly when there is certainty on the dimensions to investigate or when these are already determined by pre – established designs.

The analytic techniques can achieve a deep critic to certain document or group of ideas pervious to its launching.

11. SUMMARY OF THE MAIN INVESTIGATIONS AND ESSAYS 1990 - 2005

The main investigations, trainings and essays carried out by the Institute for Nicaraguan Studies (IEN) in the period 1990-2005, are the following ones. They have been presented in seminars with the national and/or local key actors' that correspond to the investigation type.

1990

Ex-post Analysis of the opinion surveys during the Nicaraguan electoral campaign - (1990). IEN. -

The Socio-political Dynamics of the electoral results in Nicaragua on February 25th,1990, national investigation based on techniques of focal groups, intensive interviews and national survey (1990). Sponsored by the Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

The Nicaraguan Woman's behavior in the elections in February 1990 derived from, the previous investigation (1990). IEN.

Public opinion on the New Government's first 100 days and on the Labor Strikes of May and July 1990, based on a national survey (1990). Sponsored by the Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

Socio- political poll after six months of Administration of Government of the Opposition National Union (1990), based on a public opinion poll in Managua. Sponsored by the Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany

The software marketing in Nicaragua - Consultancy to ONUDI.

1991

The challenges of the Syndicalism in Nicaragua, based on intensive interviews to qualified informants (1990). Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

The Transition of the political parties in Nicaragua, based on intensive interviews (1991). Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

The Dynamics of the party FSLN after a year of the new Government, based on intensive interviews (1991). Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

The Government and the Opposition after a year of Government's Change, based on intensive interviews (1991). Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

Toward a National Viable Project (agreement) in Nicaragua based on national survey of homes (1991). Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

1992

The Possible Contents of National Project (agreement) in Nicaragua, based on intensive interviews to key actors (1992). Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

The Community Action in the Country and about the Nicaraguan Community Movement, based on national survey (1992). Nicaraguan Community Movement.

The Internal Dynamics of the Syndicalism and its Relationship with the Government and the Political Parties, based on intensive interviews (1992). Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

The party FSLN: current Dynamics and Future Projection, based on intensive interviews (1992). Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

Potential Viability, Possible Contents and Obstacles to a National Project in Nicaragua- essay for the magazine Shipment (ENVIO, in Spanish) (1992). IEN.

The Problem of the Governability in Nicaragua, investigation based on focal groups techniques, intensive interviews and national survey (1992). Sponsored by UNDP.

Decentralization in Nicaragua-Brief Evaluation – Essay (1992). IEN.

Decentralization and Local Democracy in Nicaragua, based on national survey (1992). Spanish agency of International Cooperation and Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

1993

The Left and the Center in Nicaragua: Common Position or Divergencies before a National Agreement, based on intensive interviews (1993). Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

The FSLN from the Local Dynamics, based on intensive interviews (1993). Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

Promotion and methodological Support of a meeting - seminar for the consent search among all the political, government, union forces and the Army and Police Forces in the department of Matagalpa (1993). Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

The school, repetition and school desertion in Nicaragua, based on national survey (1993-1994). Research Triangle Institute of North Carolina, Academy for Educational Development (AED) and Agency for the International Development (USAID). Presentation of the results before the National Council of Education.

Evaluation of the active methodologies of learning action in primary for the Ministry of Education. Academy for Educational Development and USAID

The Governability and the National Agreement in Nicaragua, based on intensive interviews and national survey (1993). With UNDP.

The International Cooperation in Latin America - Study of Cases - The International Cooperation. The case of Nicaragua. CTPD-UNDP.

State Administration, System of Political Parties and Local Democracy in Nicaragua – Essay published in a book" What will be of Central America: Governability, electoral legitimacy and civil society", published by the Foundation Friedrich Ebert and FLACSO (1993).

1994

The Left and the Center in Nicaragua: Common Positions to Articulate a Retrospective and Prospective National-vision Agreement", based on intensive interviews (1994). Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

Use, Consumption and Best Alternatives for the energy production for foods in Nicaragua, based on national survey (1994). INE and IDB.

Basic Economic indicators for 15 companies type of the Area property of the Workers (with a training seminar to workers from those companies), consultancy work (1994). Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

Governability and National Agreement in Nicaragua, based on focal groups, intensive interviews and national survey (1994). UNDP.

1995

Rules for a National Strategy of Development in Nicaragua, based on focal groups. For UNDP.

The Political Center in Nicaragua. Dimensions starting from values of political culture and of the political spectrum, based on focal groups, intensive interviews and national survey. With the Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

The political culture in Nicaragua. Based on intensive interviews, focal groups and a national survey. Sponsored by the Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany. Simultaneous in Nicaragua and El Salvador.

Civic participation and on the Nicaraguan Community Movement. With the Nicaraguan Community Movement. Foundation Friedrich Ebert from Germany.

Education for Peace, Democracy and Human rights in Nicaragua-Studies of Case and Educational Package to be developed in the whole country. Sponsored by the European Union.

Study on capacity and the disposition to pay from the residents from Managua for the improvement of the service of drinkable water, sewer system and cleaning of the lake of Managua. For Procto & Redfern, IDB and INAA.

Civic attitudes before the Nicaraguan electoral process. Based on a survey in municipalities of interest. Together with the Institute for the Development of the Democracy (IPADE).

1996

Education for Peace, Democracy and Human rights in Nicaragua-Studies of Case and Educational Package to be developed in the whole country. Sponsored by the European Union. Continuation of the project.

The State of the XXI Century in the world. Essay. Sponsored by FLACSO for the Central American magazine Spaces. (“Espacios”, from the original in Spanish)

The Reformation of the Public Administration in Nicaragua. Essay. Sponsored by FLACSO for the Central American magazine Espacios.

The human rights in Nicaragua. Based on a national survey. For ICODE and European Union. Simultaneous in Costa Rica, Honduras and El Salvador.

The adults' perception about childhood in Nicaragua. Based on national survey. For ICODE and European Union.

Civic attitudes before the Nicaraguan electoral process. Based on survey in municipalities of interest. For strategy of campaign of civic education of IPADE.

Social and political demands of the Nicaraguan childhood (11 to 15 years), Based in a survey in Managua. For ICODE and European Union.

The governability in Nicaragua. Based on a national survey. Pre-electoral study. Sponsored by ASDI and UNDP.

The Nicaraguan woman's participation in the electoral process. Based on focal groups and a survey in municipalities of interest. For the Nicaraguan Center of Constitutional Rights (CDC).

The Nicaraguan democratic process. Based on a national survey. IEN.

Elaboration of a Memory from a National seminar and from 9 regional seminars of Education for peace, democracy and human rights (main contributions of the group dynamics from the seminars). Sponsored by the European Union.

1997

The Nicaraguan woman and the exercise of her political rights. Urban-rural survey in municipalities of interest. Together with the Center of Constitutional Rights (CDC).

The civic participation in the municipal activities. Based on urban survey in municipalities of interest. Sponsored by PADCO-USAID.

Governability in Nicaragua. Based on a national survey. It includes post-electoral Study. Diffusion seminars at national and local level. Distribution to all the powers of the State, political parties, the parliament, research centers, universities, companies, unions. Sponsored by ASDI and UNDP.

Agenda of the civil society from the local level. Document derived of the proposals of the groups of work of the project" Education for peace, democracy and human rights in Nicaragua."

The civic participation in the municipal activities. Based on urban survey in municipalities of interest. Follow –up investigation. Sponsored by PADCO-USAID.

Opening the dialogue spaces about women in their social environment. Report derived from the survey on the governability, to be presented in seminar to the Coalition of Women from Nicaragua.

Essay: For a democratic political culture in Nicaragua, presented as a training issue in the International Seminar on Politics, Culture and Society, organized by the Institute of History of Nicaragua and Central America (published later on in book by IHN).

Training project" Education for peace, democracy and human rights in Nicaragua" - Second Phase. Sponsored by the European Union.

Governability: Base for transparency of public administration. Essay and then seminar to debate with public officials, with deputies of the National Assembly and representatives of the civil society.

1998

Training project" Education for peace, the democracy and human rights in Nicaragua" – Second Phase. Sponsored by the European Union. Realization of a national work-shops, 17 departmental work-shops, 118 municipal work-shops and 1 national work-shops of evaluation. Arriving to 2,561 representative people from the different sectors in each territory.

Project of democratic governability. National survey of public opinion September, of 1998. Embassy of Sweden.

Project development of transparency, responsibility and integrity, essays and seminars with participation of the General Controllership of the Republic, Anti-Corruption Commission of the National Assembly and civil society. Embassy of Sweden

National Survey on Family Planning and Abortion, sponsored by Family Planning International Asistance (FPIA) and AMNLAE.

National Survey on production, use of improved seed and application or not of technology in Nicaragua in the production of basic grains and oleaginous. PROMESA/DAI-USAID. Initial survey, medium and final term of the project.

Publication of monthly notebooks IEN

Consultancy for UNDP Colombia on: The Construction of the Democratic Governability: Conceptual Base and Menu of Options. Essay for seminar about Peace, Negotiation and Governability.

1999

Participation as member of the Nicaraguan Network for Democracy and Local Development.

Participation as member of the Nicaraguan Civil Coordinator.

Consultancy for United Nation Staff College (UNSC), Democratic Governability. Essay and preparation in form of educational package.

Project of democratic governability. National Survey of public opinion February of 1999. Sponsored by ASDI.

Consultancy and methodological support to the Secretary of External Cooperation for first meeting of NGO's with Government.

Consultancy and methodological support for the UNDP X Encounter of the Advisory Council of the Civil Society

Consultancy for United Nation Staff College (UNSC), about Thought and Strategic Planning. Essay and preparation in form of educational package.

Support to AMLAE to elaborate presentation package to survey seminar on planning and abortion in Nicaragua.

Publication of monthly notebooks IEN.

Project of democratic governability. National Survey of public opinion. September, 1999.

National Survey on production, use of improved seed and application or not of technology in Nicaragua in the production of basic grains end oleaginous. Base line. PROMESA/DAI-USAID. Initial survey, medium and final term of the project.

Beginning of qualitative study at national level about poverty for the World Bank, using the methodology of focal groups, intensive interviews and studies of cases, as input for the Strategy of Reduction of Poverty.

2000

Participation as a member of the Nicaraguan Network for Democracy and Local Development.

Participation as a member of the Nicaraguan Civil Coordinator.

Conclusion of qualitative study about poverty for the World Bank, based on focal groups, intensive interviews, and studies of case (November 1999, January 2000).

Project of democratic governability.National Survey of public opinion. Five modules with specific reports each one: Institutional Reforms, Administration of Justice, Transparency and Anticorruption, Institutional legitimacy, Social Equality.

Qualitative Study about Nicaraguan democratic process based on focal groups in Managua.

Study about the demands of telephony and Internet in marginal urban areas and rural areas. A national survey, interview to local leaders and five focal groups. For the Company Support Consultancy, CORP , from Peru (Empresa Apoyo Consultoria, S.A, from Its original in Spanish), and for the Institute of Telecommunications and Mail of Nicaragua (TELCOR).

2001

Participation as a member of the Nicaraguan Network for Democracy and Local Development.

Participation as a member of the Instance of Coordination of the Nicaraguan Civil Coordinator.

Qualitative Study about Nicaraguan democratic process, based on five focal groups in Estelí, Chinandega, Managua and Masaya.

Third national survey on production, use of improved seed and application or not of technology in Nicaragua in the production of basic grains end oleaginous .PROMESA/DAI-USAID.

National Survey about governability and elections, June, with four modules: module about elections; module about transparency and anticorruption; module about migrations and; module about social equality.

Study with focal groups and intensive interviews, about abstentionist and undecided sectors for the presidential and legislative elections in November, carried out in June and July for a group of businessmen.

National Survey on elections, August-October for groups of businessmen.

National Survey and focal groups about sexual health and reproductive health for Family Planning International Assistance (FPIA), the Association of Nicaraguan Women 'Luisa Amanda Espinoza' (AMNLAE) and the Network of Nicaraguan Youth for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (REJOVENDESER), concluded, presented and published.

2002

Participation as a member of the Instance of Coordination of the Nicaraguan Network for Democracy and Local Development.

Participation as a member of the Instance of Coordination of the Nicaraguan Civil Coordinator.

Consultancy to the Civil Coordinator for the control of the Strategy of Reduction of Poverty in 7 municipalities of the country.

Multi-year Program of Democratization and Human rights in Central America, chapter of Nicaragua, beginning year 1. Civic building in the 17 departments of the country and in 52 municipalities and 4 districts of Managua, from a Consortium of NGO´s integrated by the Institute for Nicaraguan Studies (IEN), the Foundation Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (FVBCH), the Group FUNDEMOS and Center of Constitutional Rights (CDC), being IEN the unique speaker before the European Union.

2003

Participation as a member of the Instance of Coordination of the Nicaraguan Network for Democracy and Local Development.

Participation as a member of the Instance of Coordination of the Nicaraguan Civil Coordinator.

Training workshops about ERCERP in 6 municipalities. World Bank.

Consultancy and coordination for the control of the Strategy of Reduction of Poverty in 7 municipalities of the country, for the Civil Coordinator and the Nicaraguan Network for Democracy and Local Development, continuation (GTZ from Germany, Family OXFAM and CRS).

Social Survey in the 7 target municipalities to the Reinforced Strategy of Reduction of Poverty at the end of the project, for the Civil Coordinator and the Nicaraguan Network for Democracy and Local Development. Family OXFAM.

Multi-year Program of Democratization and Human rights in Central America, chapter of Nicaragua, beginning year 1. Continuation year 1 and I beginning year 2 (European Commission and Embassy of Sweden). Iqual to that described in the year 2003.

2004

Multi-year Program of Democratization and Human rights in Central America, chapter of Nicaragua, Continuation year 2 and start year 3 (European Commission and Embassy of Sweden). Iqual to that described in the year 2002 in the 17 departments of the country, in 52 municipalities and four districts of Managua.

2005

Multi-year Program of Democratization and Human rights in Central America, chapter of Nicaragua, Continuation year 3 and start year 4 (European Commission and Embassy of Sweden). Iqual to that described in the year 2002 in the 17 departments of the country, in 52 municipalities and four districts of Managua.

National investigation on governability and political culture, with quantitative techniques through national survey and qualitative through focal groups and intensive interviews. Investigation in process that then will be given to know to the four powers of the State, to the political parties, to the Association of Municipalities of Nicaragua, to universities, NGO´s and other groups of interest (In Process). Investigation sponsored by the European Union and the Embassy of Sweden.

Training to local political leaderships by means of group dynamics in 17 departmental work-shops in stage of design educational and methodological package and planning of workshops, in coordination with the Program of strengthening to Political Parties executed by Institute for the Multiparty Democracy and the UNDP of Managua. The training program to local political leaderships is sponsored by the European Union and Embassy of Sweden,

Investigation on Role of Civil Society in the development processes in Central America, with paticular attention to the reduction of poverty and good Government." Investigation in network sponsored by Center For International For Studies, Dublin City University, Ireland with funds of Development Cooperation Ireland (DCI).

Construction of Networks for Decentralization, citizenship and empowerment. Sponsored by Academy For Educational Development Of Washington (AED).

Promoting Group on the Law of Access to the Public Information, IEN contract with the World Bank, in combined coordination with IPADE from the Promoting Group.

The Construction of the Democratic and Humanitarian Governability in Nicaragua, tri -anual program based on investigation - action. program still in management.