<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Blogal Studies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blogal Studies]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:16:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.blogalstudies.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[South Asia’s looted treasures – on their way home?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people want to see the British Crown Jewels, and a long queue winds its way across the courtyard cobblestones at the Tower of London. The gem-encrusted treasures are a tourist magnet, drawing millions of visitors each year. They are also important symbols of Britain as a nation and of its royal family. At coronations, the extravagantly decorated crowns, scepter and orb have a ceremonial, almost sacred, role in transferring power, dignity and responsibility to the new monarch.]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/south-asia-s-looted-treasures-on-their-way-home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a840a21fb1895eb27088a7</guid><category><![CDATA[Area: Asia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Area: Anglo-America]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:53:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_f29522efe22748d7b6234188a2484a54~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Camilla Orjuela</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the Ground Up: Belgian Cities' Quest for Peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[My shoulder ached from the heavy bamboo funeral bier we trudged around the streets of Ghent, Belgium. It was large enough, 200 by 75 centimeters, that four people needed to carry it together. Corpses, wrapped in white shrouds from head to toe, were paraded around the city...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/from-the-ground-up-belgian-cities-quest-for-peace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f0d14410f14ab8bd911aa7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:48:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_49f592bfc576467a89d1bd9e00bed8c6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Quinissa Putrirezhy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[60 Years of Impunity: Remembering 1965 against the Politics of Erasure]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 1 October 2025, Indonesia marks the 60th anniversary of the murders of six army generals that became the pretext of the 1965-66 Indonesian genocide. Ken M.P. Setiawan and Tintin Wulia, with the transnational collective 1965 Setiap Hari, reflect on Indonesia's recent efforts to recognise past human rights violations. They show how the unresolved history of 1965 continues to shape political impunity across successive governments, and highlight the importance of culture and cross-border...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/60-years-of-impunity-remembering-1965-against-the-politics-of-erasure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e3b26168fa888a14415be7</guid><category><![CDATA[Area: Asia]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_b6f10d7d15d14194b17ef6d4b3678399~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tintin Wulia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imperial War Museum London exhibits sexual violence in conflict – and the Government of Japan refrains from protesting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flanked by weaponry, with a museum book shop filled with literature about Hitler and Stalin, Imperial War Museum London might not be the first place to imagine learning about sexual violence. Last month, the well-curated special exhibition Unsilenced: Sexual Violence in Conflict did, however, open]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/imperial-war-museum-london-exhibits-sexual-violence-in-conflict</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e3b45cbd4b9890e69459b0</guid><category><![CDATA[Area: Europe]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_d38e2b59d4e54b06b6ffe79ec4e16d45~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anna-Karin Eriksson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guilty as Not Charged: Trump, the ‘World’s Coolest Dictator,’ and 238 Venezuelans]]></title><description><![CDATA[On March 16th 2025, in defiance of a court order, 238 Venezuelan citizens were deported from The United States to El Salvador. None of the 238 had been formally charged with a specific crime. Rather, under the auspices of an emergency act from 1798, last used in World War 2, the Venezuelans were declared to be Enemy Aliens. The justification for the arrest and deportation of the Venezuelans is that they were judged by the United States government, who have not released any proof, to be member...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/guilty-as-not-charged-trump-the-world-s-coolest-dictator-and-238-venezuelans</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6810bc5495d2a2a7b956128b</guid><category><![CDATA[Area: Anglo-America]]></category><category><![CDATA[Area: Latin America]]></category><category><![CDATA[3: #Populism]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 12:12:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_2239709ac9024eb58d004bed5cff8b5e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philip Wade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pandemic and its escalating impact on global health, societies and economies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Wistedt  | 14 March 2025 Long-term effects of COVID-19. Photo licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License,...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/the-pandemic-and-its-escalating-impact-on-global-health-societies-and-economies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d33b1a61a6e15ea7096451</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:38:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_a1020106dbf646f7a9d709df03fee525~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_669,h_770,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kim Wistedt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Kolkata’s citizens are trying to revive the city’s 152-year-old tramways]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proshant Chakraborty  | 24 February 2025 The yellow taxicab and blue tram—two Calcutta icons. Photo by Proshant Chakraborty. A detour to...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/how-kolkata-s-citizens-are-trying-to-revive-the-city-s-152-year-old-tramways</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67bc3891fdd5bd9cb1a5a857</guid><category><![CDATA[Area: Asia]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:00:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_15b4291f6853435ba6a4f6d33b0ea14f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Proshant Chakraborty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harnessing AI for justice: Transforming war crime investigations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yodunika Seneviratne  | 24 January 2025 AI image of Justice and scales, generated with Canva AI photo generator “What AI and machine...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/harnessing-ai-for-justice-transforming-war-crime-investigations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67939f2039b32a2deb6808e2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:35:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_7a58051c6c5e4a708ce5c96c5a981bbf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_892,h_893,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Yodunika Seneviratne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transnational repression and global(-ized) authoritarianism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arne F. Wackenhut  | 10 December 2024 An AI-generated illustration of the concept “transnational repression”. The picture is AI-generated...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/transnational-repression-global-ized-authoritarianism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678670d5aa514de7a5fb016e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:56:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_7fe3257ebdb7409b82ae675d97230c0f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Arne F. Wackenhut</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perpetuation of violence and coercive control: how the migration system is enabling violence against women in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zoe Bell, Bina D’Costa, Michelle Godwin  | 25 November 2024 The 25th of November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/perpetuation-of-violence-and-coercive-control-how-the-migration-system-is-enabling-violence-against</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67444fff5c57f1026b7f74cc</guid><category><![CDATA[Area: Oceania]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:15:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_9774e20b3b534b65bbc10767e507bbe9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zoe Bell, Bina D’Costa and Michelle Godwin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump might be the problem – or the US constitution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Florian P. Kühn  | 05 November 2024 As the election is under way, the playbook is reminiscent of old Hollywood Western scripts : The...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/trump-might-be-the-problem-or-the-us-constitution</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67291abd6308391e769babe0</guid><category><![CDATA[Area: Anglo-America]]></category><category><![CDATA[8: #USElection2024]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:24:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_334d1245f9c44e989cf6b08015256e0c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Florian P. Kühn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Way Forward vs Project 2025: Harris’ Strategy and Policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hannah Meredith Gardner  | 08 October 2024 Until fairly recently, it was difficult to find presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/a-new-way-forward-vs-project-2025-harris-strategy-and-policies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6724e01792ddb1d7ab7eb7d8</guid><category><![CDATA[Area: Anglo-America]]></category><category><![CDATA[8: #USElection2024]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:29:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_9ad636f9a8d445f1b1da0a7d2ff5b346~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_567,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Meredith Gardner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project 2025 and Agenda 47: Similarities and Differences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hannah Meredith Gardner  | 07 October 2024 The United States Election is in full swing. With only a few days left in the campaign, one of...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/project-2025-and-agenda-47-similarities-and-differences</link><guid isPermaLink="false">671f5f0bf389da47b0adf21a</guid><category><![CDATA[8: #USElection2024]]></category><category><![CDATA[Area: Anglo-America]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:04:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_3a28b9fc09d44017a090ee6b27d0b728~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_621,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Meredith Gardner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The religion of American football and why Tim Walz's "Coach" title really matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hannah Meredith Gardner  | 27 September 2024 When describing Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz, one of the most popular titles given to him is ]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/the-religion-of-american-football-and-why-tim-walz-s-coach-title-really-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6707f702af685f487a821173</guid><category><![CDATA[Area: Anglo-America]]></category><category><![CDATA[8: #USElection2024]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_30b5019659a54ca3bb9a17f82cb7081c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_663,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Meredith Gardner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The normalcy of US gun violence and the July 13th assassination attempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hannah Meredith Gardner  | 16 September 2024 On July 13th 2024, Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt that injured the...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/us-gun-violence-july-13th-assassination-attempt-d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66e81fa48b48f03e85124b3f</guid><category><![CDATA[Area: Anglo-America]]></category><category><![CDATA[8: #USElection2024]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:18:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_b03416e6c4e442589b9d96bd0eb30cb9~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Meredith Gardner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heritage restitution at a time of intense memory politics in Ethiopia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fisseha Fantahun Tefera | 8 March 2024 In January 2024, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed travelled to Italy for the Italy-Africa...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/heritage-restitution-at-a-time-of-intense-memory-politics-in-ethiopia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65eae32106639a5d58fa101d</guid><category><![CDATA[Area: Africa]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:23:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_d930c7ef88344e2f952aeeecc75ff42d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fisseha Fantahun Tefera</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kolbars in Iran: Logistical Intersection of Infrastructures and Borderscapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hamidreza Sadeghi | 4 March 2024 Analyses of post-revolutionary Iran’s integration into the world order usually exceptionalize everything...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/kolbars-in-iran-logistical-intersection-of-infrastructures-and-borderscapes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65dde957c78818d8b23ac702</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764dda_2a65e17d1c8747a982a1b9a226a9477c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_666,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hamidreza Sadeghi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The banality of mental illness in contemporary Argentinean politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[María Clara Medina | 11 December 2023 "The chainsaw madman", "a dog whispering lunatic", "the self-proclaimed 'king of the jungle.'"...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/the-banality-of-mental-illness-in-contemporary-argentinean-politics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6576dc72cc03970430442414</guid><category><![CDATA[Area: Latin America]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:17:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d2b0d_956420e4d75d443497375cdd8ac7be20~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_458,h_433,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>María Clara Medina</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ninety years since the Holodomor: Ukrainians remember the 1932-33 famine as the war continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Camilla Orjuela | 24 November 2023 On November 25, many Ukrainians around the world light a candle in remembrance of the victims of the...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/ninety-years-since-the-holodomor-ukrainians-remember-the-1932-33-famine-as-the-war-continues</link><guid isPermaLink="false">655f46c886d5fd90d1d277a3</guid><category><![CDATA[Area: Europe]]></category><category><![CDATA[5: #FamineAndHunger]]></category><category><![CDATA[7: #TheWarOnUkraine]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:00:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d2b0d_5a34ac5fad984e90b6be8f375d1fd108~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_682,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Camilla Orjuela</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT: Course Policy &#38; Appropriate, Problematic, and Dishonest Uses in Higher Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Olsson | 11 September 2023 Preface I am a teacher and language advisor at the University of Gothenburg (GU), and I have spent...]]></description><link>https://www.blogalstudies.com/post/chatgpt-course-policy-appropriate-problematic-and-dishonest-uses-in-higher-education</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64fae677bbafa9385ee663a8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:40:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7d2b0d_d52570fc97114d5e84f85e5d6219bcfd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_581,h_581,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dustin Johnson</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>