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Call for Articles<br />
Higher Education in the Gulf States: Present & Future<br />
Submission due date: Friday, December 16, 2016<br />
Word limit: 1,000 – 1,500 words<br />
Gulf Affairs invites scholars to submit original analytical articles for its upcoming issue entitled<br />
“Higher Education in the Gulf States: Present & Future.”<br />
Gulf Affairs is a journal founded by OxGAPS | Oxford Gulf & Arabian Peninsula Studies Forum, a University of Oxford-based<br />
platform. The journal is exclusively dedicated to furthering knowledge and dialogue on the pressing issues<br />
and challenges facing the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi<br />
Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Each issue is dedicated to a particular theme, allowing for a comprehensive<br />
coverage from various analytical perspectives and fields of study. Accepted articles are submitted to reviewers for<br />
comment prior to publication.<br />
To capture the complexity of the various issues and challenges around Gulf Energy Producers, articles are encouraged<br />
from a wide range of disciplinary lenses including: Economics, Politics/Political Economy, International Relations,<br />
Law, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Area Studies, Education and History. Balanced articles supported by sufficient<br />
and credible sources which offer a unique perspective on the theme will likely be accepted for<br />
1<br />
publication.<br />
Gulf Affairs welcomes analytical articles on (though not limited to) the following areas:<br />
• What is the state of higher education in the GCC region and how is it preparing citizens for the labor market?<br />
• How have scholarships played a role in the higher education system? What are the trends of study abroad<br />
experiences and their impacts?<br />
• How is the expansion of private universities and international branch campuses in the Gulf changing traditional<br />
public education across the region? What is the interplay of the increasing usage of English as a<br />
language of instruction in Arabic speaking societies?<br />
• What are unique attributes and characteristics of student life/activities across GCC campuses? How is<br />
co-education in universities viewed by these societies?<br />
• What is the status of Technical and Vocational Education & Training and how is this evolving? How do or<br />
should multi-national organizations contribute to hands on training? What is the availability of such opportunities<br />
and other internships?<br />
• What are the leading research/scientific outputs and in which areas are the Gulf states behind?<br />
• How should higher education institutions in the Gulf be ranked/measured and which metrics are applicable?<br />
• What are the factors impacting teacher recruitment and turnover and how does this influence the quality of<br />
education?<br />
Submission Guidelines: Please send articles to gulfaffairs@oxgaps.org by Friday, December 16, 2016. Authors<br />
whose articles have been accepted for review will be notified within two weeks after the submission<br />
deadline<br />
1 For citing and referencing, use Chicago Manual of Style endnotes.<br />
Oxford Gulf & Arabian Peninsula Studies Forum | St Antony’s College, 62 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6JF, UK<br />
www.oxgaps.org
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