Associate Professor Rae Dufty-Jones
Principal Research Fellow,
Centre for Western Sydney
Associate Professor,
Geography, Tourism & Planning
Principal Research Fellow,
Centre for Western Sydney
Associate Professor,
Geography, Tourism & Planning
Biography
A/Prof. Rae Dufty-Jones is an economic and social geographer at Western Sydney University. She is currently the Vice President (immediate past President 2018-2021) of the Geographical Society of New South Wales (2021-2024).
Rae's research interests and expertise are on issues of place and mobility from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Specifically, she has conducted and published on: regional economic development and infrastructure; housing policy and internal migration; and New Immigration Destinations (international migrants settling in rural and regional communities). Her research work has been funded by competitive grants including the Australian Research Council (ARC); the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI); the federal Department of Environment; and Transport for NSW.
Rae's current research projects include: 'Settling well: a longitudinal study of refugees in regional Australia' (2021-2025); ‘Sydney Metro (North West): Evaluating land use, placemaking and wider economic benefits' (2020-2023); and the 'Werrington Park Corporate Centre Evaluation' (2015-2020).
At Western Sydney University Rae teaches the history and theory of planning (101633 - since 2010). She has also taught urban studies, economic geography, and the planning placement program.
Building on her extensive experience in research student supervision, the coordination of writing retreats, and as the School of Social Sciences academic course advisor for the Master of Research course at WSU (2017-2019), Rae has also developed an award-winning research program on 'Doctoral writing pedagogies'.
Before joining WSU in February 2010, Rae was previous employed as a Lecturer in Geography and Planning at the University of New England (2008-2010) after completing her PhD at the University of New South Wales (2008).
This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Dufty-Jones.
Qualifications
- PhD University of New South Wales
- BA University of New South Wales
Professional Memberships
- Geographical Society of NSW (2002)
- Institute of Australian Geographers (2002)
Interests
- Doctoral pedagogies and writing
- Housing and Social Policy
- Mobility and Migration
- Regional Economic Development
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Centre for Western Sydney
- Geography, Tourism & Planning
- Centre for Western Sydney
- Geography, Tourism & Planning
Contact
| Email: | r.dufty-jones@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Phone: | (02) 9685 9393 |
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| Location: | EI.G.18 Parramatta |
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Teaching
Previous Teaching Areas
- 101633 Managing Cities: History and Theory, 2012
Publications
Chapters in Books
- Dufty-Jones, R. (2016), 'Housing and home : objects and technologies of neoliberal governmentalities', The Handbook of Neoliberalism, Routledge 9781138844001.
- Dufty-Jones, R. and Rogers, D. (2015), 'Housing in Australia : a new century', Housing in 21st-Century Australia: People, Practices and Policies, Ashgate 9781472431134.
- Rogers, D. and Dufty-Jones, R. (2015), '21st-century Australian housing : new frontiers in the Asia-Pacific', Housing in 21st-Century Australia: People, Practices and Policies, Ashgate 9781472431134.
- Nelson, J., MacDonald, H., Dufty-Jones, R., Dunn, K. and Paradies, Y. (2015), 'Ethnic discrimination in private rental housing markets in Australia', Housing in 21st-Century Australia: People, Practices and Policies, Ashgate 9781472431134.
- Dufty-Jones, R., Argent, N., Rolley, F. and Walmsley, J. (2014), 'The role of gender in the migration practices and aspirations of Australian rural youth', Rural Change in Australia: Population, Economy, Environment, Ashgate 9781409452041.
- Connell, J. and Dufty-Jones, R. (2014), 'Introduction : twenty-first century rural Australia', Rural Change in Australia: Population, Economy, Environment, Ashgate 9781409452041.
- Wray, F. and Dufty-Jones, R. (2014), 'Questions of borders and mobility : de- and re-territorialising approaches to urban and regional planning policy and governance', Planning Across Borders in a Climate of Change, Routledge 9780415704397.
- Dufty, R. and Liu, E. (2011), ''Picking Blueberries and Indian Women Go Hand in Hand': The Role of Gender asnd Ethnicity in the Division of Agricultural Labour in Woolgoolga, New South Wales, Australia', Reshaping Gender and Class in Rural Spaces, Ashgate 9781409402916.
- Dufty, R. and Gibson, C. (2010), 'Shifting welfare, shifting people: rural development, housing and population mobility in Australia', Welfare Reform in Rural Places: Comparative Perspectives, Emerald 9781849509183.
Journal Articles
- Dufty-Jones, R. and Gibson, C. (2022), 'Making space to write 'care-fully' : engaged responses to the institutional politics of research writing', Progress in Human Geography, vol 46, no 2 , pp 339 - 358.
- Itaoui, R., Dufty-Jones, R. and Dunn, K. (2021), 'Anti-racism Muslim mobilities in the San Francisco Bay Area', Mobilities, vol 16, no 6 , pp 888 - 904.
- Klocker, N., Hodge, P., Dun, O., Crosbie, E., Dufty-Jones, R., McMichael, C., Block, K., Piper, M., Musoni, E., Ford, L., Jordan, C. and Radford, D. (2021), 'Spaces of well-being and regional settlement : international migrants and the rural idyll', Population, Space and Place, vol 27, no 8 .
- Ey, M., Mee, K., Allison, J., Caves, S., Crosbie, E., Hughes, A., Curtis, F., Doney, R., Dunstan, P., Jones, R., Tyndall, A., Baker, T., Cameron, J., Duffy, M., Dufty-Jones, R., Dunn, K., Hodge, P., Kearnes, M., McGuirk, P., O'Neill, P., Ruming, K., Sherval, M., Williams, M. and Wright, S. (2020), 'Becoming reading group : reflections on assembling a collegiate, caring collective', Australian Geographer, vol 51, no 3 , pp 283 - 305.
- Easthope, H., Power, E., Rogers, D. and Dufty-Jones, R. (2020), 'Thinking relationally about housing and home', Housing Studies, vol 35, no 9 , pp 1493 - 1500.
- Dufty-Jones, R. (2018), 'A historical geography of housing crisis in Australia', Australian Geographer, vol 49, no 1 , pp 5 - 23.
- MacDonald, H., Galster, G. and Dufty-Jones, R. (2018), 'The geography of rental housing discrimination, segregation, and social exclusion : new evidence from Sydney', Journal of Urban Affairs, vol 40, no 2 , pp 226 - 245.
- Dufty-Jones, R. (2018), 'The career aspirations and expectations of geography doctoral students : establishing academic subjectivities within a shifting landscape', Geographical Research, vol 56, no 2 , pp 126 - 138.
- Pini, B., Gulson, K., Kraftl, P. and Dufty-Jones, R. (2017), 'Critical geographies of education : an introduction', Geographical Research, vol 55, no 1 , pp 13 - 17.
- MacDonald, H., Nelson, J., Galster, G., Paradies, Y., Dunn, K. and Dufty-Jones, R. (2016), 'Rental discrimination in the multi-ethnic Metropolis: evidence from Sydney', Urban Policy and Research, vol 34, no 4 , pp 373 - 385.
- Dufty-Jones, R. (2015), 'Governmentalities of mobility : the role of housing in the governance of Australian rural mobilities', Journal of Rural Studies, vol 42 , pp 63 - 78.
- Dufty-Jones, R. (2014), 'Rural economies in the 'age of migration' : perspectives from OECD countries', Geography Compass, vol 8, no 6 , pp 368 - 380.
- Dufty-Jones, R. and Wray, F. (2013), 'Planning regional development in Australia : questions of mobility and borders', Australian Planner, vol 50, no 2 , pp 109 - 116.
- Wray, F. and Dufty-Jones, R. (2013), 'Defending Antipodean economic geography', Dialogues in Human Geography, vol 3, no 2 , pp 222 - 225.
- Wray, F., Dufty-Jones, R., Gibson, C., Larner, W., Beer, A., Le Heron, R. and O'Neill, P. (2013), 'Neither here nor there or always here and there? : Antipodean reflections on economic geography', Dialogues in Human Geography, vol 3, no 2 , pp 179 - 199.
- Dufty, R. (2012), 'Moving home : theorizing housing within a politics of mobility', Housing, Theory and Society, vol 29, no 2 , pp 207 - 222.
- Dufty, R. (2011), 'Governing the experts: Reforming expert governance of rural public housing', Australian Geographer, vol 42, no 2 , pp 165 - 181.
- Dufty, R. (2010), 'Reflecting on power relationships in the 'doing' of rural cultural research', Cultural Studies Review, vol 16, no 1 , pp 131 - 142.
- Prince, R. and Dufty, R. (2009), 'Assembling the space economy: governmentality and economic geography', Geography Compass, vol 4, no 3 , pp 1744 - 1756.
- Dufty, R. (2009), ''At least I don't live in Vegemite Valley': racism and rural public housing spaces', Australian Geographer, vol 40, no 4 , pp 429 - 449.
- Gibson, C., Dufty, R., Smith, H. and Phillips, S. (2008), 'Counter-geographies : the campaign against rationalisation of agricultural research stations in NSW', Journal of Rural Studies, vol 24 , pp 351 - 366.
- Dufty, R. (2007), 'Governing through locational choice: the locational preferences of rural public housing tenants in south-western New South Wales, Australia', Housing Theory and Society, vol 24, no 3 , pp 183 - 206.
- Gibson, C. and Dufty, R. (2006), 'Social housing for the arts? On the nexus between housing affordability and creative city strategies', Journal of the Australasian Housing Institute, vol 4, no 1 , pp 25 - 29.
- Dufty, R. (2006), 'Which direction for cultural geography? A postgraduate perspective', Geographical Research, vol 44, no 4 , pp 430 - 432.
- Gibson, C., Dufty, R. and Drpzdzewski, D. (2005), 'Resident Attitudes to Farmland Protection Measures in the Northern Rivers Region, NSW', Australian Geographer, vol 36, no 3 , pp 369 - 383.
Conference Papers
- Dufty, R. (2006), ''Because it's home': locational subjectivities and public housing tenants in regional', Australasian Housing Researchers Conference, Southern Cross Research Centre AHURI, Adelaide, Australia.
- Dufty, R. (2003), 'Gendering of property and its consequences for rural public housing', New Zealand Geographical Society 22nd Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Other Publications
- 2022, 'Parramatta 2035: Vibrant, Sustainable, Global', Report
- 2022, 'Liveability in Western Sydney: Comparative Analysis of 14 Liveability Indicators for Local Government Areas in the WestInvest Program and the Greater Sydney Region', Report
- 2012, 'Moving home : conceptual and policy implications of the housing-mobility nexus', Report
A/Prof. Rae Dufty-Jones is an economic and social geographer at Western Sydney University. She is currently the Vice President (immediate past President 2018-2021) of the Geographical Society of New South Wales (2021-2024).
Rae's research interests and expertise are on issues of place and mobility from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Specifically, she has conducted and published on: regional economic development and infrastructure; housing policy and internal migration; and New Immigration Destinations (international migrants settling in rural and regional communities). Her research work has been funded by competitive grants including the Australian Research Council (ARC); the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI); the federal Department of Environment; and Transport for NSW.
Rae's current research projects include: 'Settling well: a longitudinal study of refugees in regional Australia' (2021-2025); ‘Sydney Metro (North West): Evaluating land use, placemaking and wider economic benefits' (2020-2023); and the 'Werrington Park Corporate Centre Evaluation' (2015-2020).
Building on her extensive experience in research student supervision, the coordination of writing retreats, and as the School of Social Sciences academic course advisor for the Master of Research course at WSU, Rae has also developed an award-winning research program on 'Doctoral writing pedagogies'.
This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Dufty-Jones.
Current Projects
| Title: | Settling well: a longitudinal study of refugees in regional Australia [Via UoW] |
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| Western Researchers: | Rae Dufty-Jones and Melissa Phillips |
| Years: | 2021-12-02 - 2026-12-31 |
| ID: | P00027628 |
Previous Projects
| Title: | Werrington Park Corporate Centre Monitoring and Evaluation |
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| Western Researchers: | Rae Dufty-Jones |
| Years: | 2014-04-01 - 2021-12-31 |
| ID: | P00022190 |
| Title: | Geographical Society of NSW |
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| Western Researchers: | Rae Dufty-Jones |
| Years: | 2020-07-01 - 2022-06-30 |
| ID: | P00026967 |
| Title: | Ethnic discrimination in the private rental housing market |
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| Western Researchers: | Kevin Dunn and Rae Dufty-Jones |
| Years: | 2011-06-01 - 2017-06-30 |
| ID: | P00018298 |
| Title: | 'Moving Home': the role of housing policy in responding to and promoting mobility - Essay |
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| Western Researchers: | Rae Dufty-Jones |
| Years: | 2011-03-01 - 2011-10-31 |
| ID: | P00020067 |
| Title: | Collaborative Housing Innovations in Austrealian Cities: International Lessons |
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| Western Researchers: | Kevin Dunn, Deborah Stevenson, Emma Power and Rae Dufty-Jones |
| Years: | 2010-05-28 - 2011-05-27 |
| ID: | P00018717 |
| Title: | Ethnic Discrimination in the Rental Market and Overcoming Barriers to Affordable Housing |
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| Western Researchers: | Kevin Dunn, Michael Darcy, Rae Dufty-Jones and Laura Schatz |
| Years: | 2011-11-09 - 2016-03-08 |
| ID: | P00020461 |
| Title: | Community and Liveability Profiles Cumberland City Council |
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| Western Researchers: | Rae Dufty-Jones |
| Years: | 2022-06-04 - 2022-06-30 |
| ID: | P00028043 |
Supervision
Associate Professor Dufty-Jones is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects
Current Supervision
| Thesis Title: | I Witness - Titrating Grace: Towards Wholehearted Living. |
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| Thesis Title: | Developing the Aerotropolis? (2018_123) |
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| Thesis Title: | Islamophobia and the Urban (Im) Mobilities of Muslims: A Comparative Case Study of Sydney, Australia and the San Francisco Bay Area, USA |
| Field of Research: | Urban Design And Regional Planning |
| Thesis Title: | Community housing tenant-initiated residential mobility pathways in Sydney, Australia and London, United Kingdom. |
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Previous Supervision
| Thesis Title: | How Effective are Farmer-Based Organisations in Ghana's Smallholder Agriculture? |
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| Field of Research: | Sociology; Agriculture, Environmental And Related Studies; Other Society And Culture; Human Geography |
| Thesis Title: | Everyone Has the Right to a Home: The Everyday Practices and Experiences of Renting Within the Private Rental Sector in Australia |
| Field of Research: | Society And Culture |
| Thesis Title: | An Alternative Good Citizen: Exploring a New Perspective in Public Housing |
| Field of Research: | Studies In Human Society; Other Health |
| Thesis Title: | Valuing Diversity in Urban Renewal: Who Values, Seeks and Consumes Diversity in Australia |
| Field of Research: | Urban Design And Regional Planning |
| Thesis Title: | Postcolonial planning in practice? A critical analysis of the Draft Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2018 (NSW) and associated documents |
| Field of Research: | Urban Design And Regional Planning |