The Seventh International Conference

“Omani-British Relations”

Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 08 - 10 October 2018

The diversity, size and fields characterized the Omani-British relations during the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. These relations started through the framework of trade exchange and establishing of economic relations that were realized in treaties, cooperation protocols, customs exemptionsfor commercial goods, the movement of maritime navigation and the use of ports in Oman and its regions. The relations expanded to the political sphere through the exchange of consuls and signing of political agreements. During the period from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century, those relations reached their utmost power, where Britain dominated the seas and oceans in the form of protection agreements signed with a number of countries or different kind of agreements under which Britain enjoyed special privileges in the political, economic and military fields. By all these procedures, Britain sought to devote all its efforts to close all possible ways in front of any rivalry from the European countries in this region, which particularly witnessed a British-French rivalry that led from time to time to military strugglesand political disputes.

The exploration of Omani-British relations will yield thorough researches in all aspects of their beginning and various stages. Such researches will highlight the nature of these relations which started as balanced and equal relations in trade and economic fields and reached into the restriction of trade and economic activities in the view of the events of the European competition over the region.

Vision

Exploring and documenting Omani-British relations

Mission

Analyzing and discussing the history of Omani-British relations and their economic and cultural influence in various fields during different historical eras extended from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries.

Conference’s Objectives

  1. Studying the dimensions of the Omani-British relations and their impacts in various aspects
  2. Highlighting treaties and conventions in the economic, political and military fields
  3. Highlighting different areas of cooperation between Oman and Britain
  4. Studying the effects of the British position on the internal situation in Oman
  5. Assessing the extent of economic competition between Britain and European countries in Oman
  6. Highlighting the role of Oman's vessels and trade fleet in the Indian Ocean
  7. Reviewing and analyzing records and manuscripts related to Oman that are available in British libraries and archives.

Topics and Themes

  1. Political and Historical Theme
  • The emergence of Omani-British relations in the seventeenth century (Al Yarubi Dynasty Era)
  • The nature of the Omani-British relations in the lateAl Yarubi Dynasty State.
  • Oman's position on the British influence in the Gulf region and the Indian Ocean
  • The British position on the internal situation in Oman and its effects
  • British political orientations towards Oman during the reign of the Sultan Sultan bin Ahmed and Sultan Said bin Sultan in the 18th and 19th centuries
  • British influence on Oman's foreign relations with other countries
  • The political role of the British residents and consuls and its impact on the British-Omani relations
  • The British role in the events of the division of the Omani Empire into the Asian and African parts
  • Omani-British positions over the regional and international events.
  • British-Omani cooperation in the military field.
  1. Economic Theme
  • British exploratory visits to Oman prior to the establishment of the Al Yarubi state
  • Treaties and trade agreements between Oman and Britain
  • The impact of the economic rivalry between Britain and European countries (the Netherlands, France, Germany, Russia and Ottoman Empire) on their relationship with Oman
  • British influence on the economic relations of Oman and other countries
  • The role of the East India Company in trade cooperation between Oman and Britain
  • British competition for Omani ships and commercial fleet in the Indian Ocean
  1. Cultural Theme
  • Oman in the British travelogues
  • Areas of cooperation between Oman and Britain in the scientific and cultural fields
  • Areas of cooperation between Oman and Britain in the field of archaeological excavations
  • Omani records and manuscripts in British libraries and archives
  • Literary and cultural trips and visits between Oman and Britain.

Target Audience

  • Researchers and scholars in the fields of history, politics and economics
  • Specialists and researchers interested in the history of Oman and Britain
  • Intellectuals and writers from the Sultanate or abroad
  • General community members who are interested in cultural activities
  • Higher education students in the Sultanate, especially those specialized in social and human sciences, history and politics.

Speakers

  • Academic members specialized in the history of Oman and Britain
  • Intellectuals and writers concerned with the history of the Omani-British relations
  • Interested researchers and scholars in different topics and themes of the conference.

Organizer: National Records and Archives Authority (NRAA)

Scope: The conference covers studies and research themes related to the Sultanate of Oman and Britain during the period from the seventeenth century up to nineteenth century.

Venue: Muscat, the Sultanate of Oman

Date: Monday-Wednesday, 08 - 10 October 2018

Duration: 3 days

Deadlines for Participation in the Conference

  1. The completed Participation Form attached by a copy of a passport and a personal photo should be emailed to no later than 16/4/ 2018
  2. Applicants, whose abstracts are initially accepted to participate in this Conference, will be notified by 30/4/2018
  3. Complete papers should be sent to the Scientific Committee of the Conference no later than 2/7/2018
  4. The final Arbitration Committee’s decision on the acceptance of the complete paper will be sent by 26/7/2018

For further inquiries and information about the conference, please email us at or contact phone numbers:

(+968) 24130334 / (+968) 24130340 / (+968) 24130350.

Participation Conditions

The submitted research paper shall comply with the following terms:

  1. It should be authentic, innovative, and directly relevant to the conference’s themes, and state if it was published in different publications.
  2. Each research should focus on one theme.
  3. It should not be delivered in previous conference(s).
  4. The methodology adopted in writing humanitarian sciences such as religions, literatures, philosophy, education, history and others is known as MLA and it should be followed in writing such research.
  5. The research paper should be written in a clear and suitable manner for international audience of academicians, decision makers and practitioners.
  6. Researcher’s full CV should not exceed five pages.
  7. The research paper should range between4000-5000 words including references and notes.
  8. Only one researcher should participate in each research paper.
  9. Both Arabic and English paper should be in font of (Times New Roman), in size 16” for the title, 14” for the headlines, and 12” for the body.
  10. Footnotes and references notes should be included according to the attached Appendix: "Note to Authors for English and Arabic Manuscripts".
  11. A researcher is allowed to participate in one research paper only.
  12. The research paper should be sent to the conference email in a MS Word format.
  13. The scientific committee has the right to reject any research paper that does not meet the scientific requirements.
  14. The accepted research papers will be published in the Series of Surveys & Studies on National and International Records, in accordance with the recommendations of the scientific committee and the organizing body only reserves its copyrights.
  15. A list of references should be placed at the end of the research while the in-text citations in the footnotes.
  16. The participation form should be filled in as the following:
  • Personal details
  • One Recent Personal Photo
  • Research Abstract 250 words (both English and Arabic)
  • Bio-Data 100 words (both English and Arabic)
  • One Copy of the Passport (valid up to May 2019)

Note to Authors for English and Arabic Manuscripts

Papers should be original. If there is overlap with material published elsewhere, details should be given.

Papers should be written in easily accessible style, suitable for international audience of academics, policy makers ad PR actioners.

Basic Form

APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences, such as history, geography, political science, literature and linguistics.

APA style dictates that authors are named last name followed by initials; publication year goes between parentheses, followed by a period. The title of the article is in sentence-case, meaning only the first word and proper nouns in the title are capitalized. The periodical title is run in title case, and is followed by the volume number which, with the title, is also italicized. If a digital object identifier (DOI) has been assigned to the article that you are using, you should include this after the page numbers for the article. If no DOI has been assigned and you are accessing the periodical online, use the URL of the website from which you are retrieving the periodical.

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number (issue number), pages.

Article in Journal Paginated by Volume

Journals that are paginated by volume begin with page one in issue one, and continue numbering issue two where issue one ended, etc.

Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.

Article in Journal Paginated by Issue

Journals paginated by issue begin with page one every issue; therefore, the issue number is indicated in parentheses after the volume. The parentheses and issue number are not italicized or underlined.

Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. The New Criterion, 15(3), 5-13.

Article in a Magazine

Henry, W. A., III. (1990, April 9). Making the grade in today’s schools. Time, 135, 28-31.Article in a Newspaper

Unlike other periodicals, p. or pp. precedes page numbers for a newspaper reference in APA style. Single pages take p., e.g., p. B2; multiple pages take pp., e.g., pp. B2, B4 or pp. C1, C3-C4.

Schultz, S. (2005, December 28). Calls made to strengthen state energy policies. The Country Today, pp. 1A, 2A.

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Letter to the Editor

Moller, G. (2002, August). Ripples versus rumbles [Letter to the editor]. Scientific American, 287(2), 12.

Review

Baumeister, R. F. (1993). Exposing the self-knowledge myth [Review of the book The self-knower: A hero under control, by R. A. Wicklund & M. Eckert]. Contemporary Psychology, 38, 466-467.

Submissions

Submissions should be emailed as "MS Word" documents, formatted as standard A4 single lined spaced. Please do not indent new paragraphs. Insert a blank line between paragraphs. Do not include any styles in the style sheet other than normal for all text (12pt Times/Times Roman, unjustified), use only three levels (Level 1 - 14pt Times bold; Level 2 - 12pt Times bold; Level 3-12pt Times, bold, italic). Please, ensure all non-default styles are deleted.

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