We share our results of the 5‧18 International Research Agenda Forum pre-survey, which was conducted from April 11-20.

Thank you for your participation

□ Survey overview

❍ Survey period: April 11, 2023 (Tue) ~ April 20, 2023 (Thu)

Survey Method: Non-face-to-face survey through online questionnaire

❍ Publicity method: Distribution of press releases, pop-ups/announcements on the Foundation's website, 5‧18 Memorial Foundation newsletter, etc.

❍ Survey content

- Survey on the awareness of '5‧18 International Institute for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights' included in the current government's presidential campaign promises

- Surveying opinions on the prioritized projects of the 5‧18 Institute

- Surveying opinions on research projects and areas of research to be carried out by the 5‧18 Institute

- Attendance at the 5‧18 Agenda Forum to be held on April 28th

- Demographic characteristics, etc.

❍ Number of participants: 100

□ Demographic characteristics

❍ Gender

□ Age

- 20s: 15% - 30s: 29% - 40s: 33% - 50s: 13% - 60+: 10% □ Age

- 40s: 33% - 50s: 13% - 60s and older: 10% □ Age

Place of residence

- Gwangju: 77

- Outside of Gwangju: 21

- Overseas, etc.: 2

 □ Question 1

❍ The current government has made a pledge to establish the '5‧18 International Institute for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights' to honor the 5‧18 democratic movement and to expand the status of 5‧18 both domestically and internationally. Are you aware of this pledge? (Gwangju-6 in the municipal pledge book)

- I am aware of it. : 54

- Don't know : 46

         ❍ 5‧18 What do you think should be the most important priority for the Institute? (Multiple responses are allowed)

- Creating a foundation for stable operation (related laws, space) : 64%

- Selecting its own research personnel and research activities : 43

- Supporting domestic academic and research activities : 25%

- Overseas academic translation and international networks: 27

- Professional training and civic education projects: 27

□ Question 3

❍ What do you think should be the most prioritized research project to be conducted by the 5‧18 International Research Center in the future?

- Investigating the living conditions of people involved in 5‧18 (conducting quantitative research) : 18

- Supporting purely academic research activities (conducting qualitative research) : 14

- Introduce foreign language translations of domestic research results and support overseas research activities (support for overseas research) : 21

- Expansion of 5‧18 research on freedom, democracy, human rights, and peace (domestic research support) : 47%.

* Percentage of responses by age 

□ Question 4

❍ 5‧18Which of the following areas of research do you think should be prioritized for researchers to conduct?

- Investigative research to clarify the truth about 5‧18 and counter distortions: 22%

- Research on memory, commemoration, and the continuation of the spirit of 5‧18, including its modernization: 41

- Research to support education, culture, and the arts for the education and culturalization of 5‧18: 22%

- Translation and publication of 5-18 materials and research for the globalization of 5‧18: 14%.

- (Other) Continuing to excel in their field of study through 5‧18 research: 1%

□ Question 5

❍ Please tell us what else you would like to see from 5‧18 International Research Institute.

- 5‧18 Nationalization of related seminars, conferences, etc.

- Building a network of researchers for 5‧18 (how can researchers connect?)

- Establish an accessible archive of collected data

- Collectively organize/review the current status of 5‧18-related issues and the policies and related activities (foundations, truth and reconciliation commissions, etc.) that are currently being promoted, analyze and share them

- Avoid duplication of tasks with existing 5‧18-related organizations and researchers as much as possible, and focus on activities that are worthy of the name international research institute

- Creating a foundation and recruiting personnel

- Designing a virtuous cycle between research, education and culture

- Pursuing the universal value of 5‧18 (if the current close distances of 5‧18 organizations continues, they may be marginalized)

- Ensuring that researchers are not swayed by political positions or political decisions. An organization that is able to think about the succession of memories, the development of alternatives, and the creation of values for the future

- I would rather not be a researcher who is monopolized by local connections or a particular school, but I am against the distribution of positions. Be able to play a role, but not be swayed by political winds

- Researchers who can set the value of 5‧18 correctly in the future, and who can provide alternatives (organizational aspects, agenda setting, research capabilities, etc.

- Beyond Gwangju and beyond Korea, we want researchers who can attract talent from all over the world and lead new agendas.

- Currentization of 5‧18, support for the next generation of scholars, and 5‧18's response to international issues

- Becoming a global hub of institution for democracy, human rights, peace and justice, and positioning itself for the future

- Commitment to the globalization of 5‧18

- Need for vision and long-term goals

- Continue to conduct awareness research on a scale that individuals cannot

- Attention to how 5‧18 is celebrated and its impact on the region

- Exploring the global historical significance of the spirit of 5‧18

- Developing and promoting countermeasures against historical perceptions that distort 5‧18

- Consideration of spreading the spirit of 5‧18 as inheritance and education rather than 5‧18 dark tours as a cultural industry

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