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Contact Details

Associate Professor of Sociology

Biography

Associate Professor Nick Osbaldiston is a sociologist who joined JCU in 2015. He has previously worked at the University of Melbourne, Monash University and Federation University (Gippsland). Nick currently works in the College of Arts, Society and Education and a teaching and research academic. He is also currently a research fellow with the Cairns Institute.

Nick's research work predominantly covers the areas of lifestyle migration, internal migration, social theory, place and Australia's coasts, higher education labour and climate change adaptation. In the past, he has published several books including Understanding Lifestyle Migration with Professor Michaela Benson (Palgrave, 2014), Seeking Authenticity in Place, Culture and Self (Palgrave, 2012) and Towards a Sociology of the Coast (Palgrave, 2019). He has also published widely on higher education labour culminating in the book The Social Structures of Global Academia with Dr Fabian Cannizzo (Routledge, 2019).

Nick is currently working on a number of projects including work with colleagues from across Australia on internal migration trends pre and post covid19. In addition to this, he is working on a follow up monograph on a cultural sociology of coasts, due for publication in 2026. 

He has extensive experience with honours and PhD students in sociology, geography, planning and theory. Currently he is supervising students in various areas and is available for supervision especially on areas of population and sociology.

Nick recently served as the TASA Social Theory Thematic Group co-convener, and is presently on the editorial board of Australian Planner and the American Journal of Cultural Sociology.

Research

Research Interests

Cultural Sociology; Place; Population; Social Theory; Lifestyle Migration; Climate Change and Society; Internal Migration; Counter-urbanisation

Projects

Teaching

Teaching Interests

Sociology, Social Theory, Methods in Social Sciences, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Population and Demography


Research Advisor Accreditation
Advisor Type

Mentor

Research Advisor Accreditation
Role

Chair; Independent Academic


Taught Modules
Current JCU Research Students
Settlement and acculturation experiences of French migrants in Far North Queensland.
Doctorate by Research - time-based
Live Action Role Play (LARP): What do adults "get out of it"?
Doctorate by Research - time-based
Rifts and Reconnection: An Examination of Reconnective Mitigative Practices Under Capitalism.
Doctorate by Research - time-based
Amenity migration, liveability, and place dynamics in Cairns, Australia
Doctorate by Research - time-based
Completed JCU Research Students
An exploration of the digital nomad lifestyle in pandemic times
Doctorate by Research - time-based- 2024
School-based Community Gardens Battling Food Disconnection as a Manifestation of Environmental Generational Amnesia
Doctorate by Research - time-based- 2024
Social Media as a zone of violence: Neoliberal ideology and violent self-presentation in online spaces
Doctorate by Research - time-based- 2023

Activities

Education
Associations
Awards
Employment

Output

Petray, Theresa; Osbaldiston, Nick (2024) Exploring Sociology in the Antipodes - Introduction to Soc. Townsville, QLD, Australia: [Teaching Material] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick (2022) The View of Lifestyle Migration: a Brief Exploration of the Ethics of Seeki. London, UK: [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick (2022) Emotions and under-insurance: Exploring reflexivity and relations with the . Abingdon, UK: [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick; Picken, Felicity; Denny, Lisa (2021) Dynamics of Seachangers in rural and regiona. Bingley, U.K: [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick (2020) Writing Noosa's beach: travellers' narratives and modernity. Cham, Switzerland: [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick (2020) Westbury Community Public Survey Report on Prison Proposal. Westbury, TAS, Australia: ...
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Cannizzo, Fabian; Osbaldiston, Nick (2019) The Social Structures of Global Academia. Abingdon, UK: [Edited Publication] [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick; Denny, Lisa; Picken, Felicity (2019) Moving to Tassie: a brief examination of int. Townsville, QLD, Australia: ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick; Cannizzo, Fabian; Mauri, Christian (2019) Academic Service: attachment, belief an. Abingdon, UK: [DOI] ...
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Cannizzo, Fabian; Osbaldiston, Nick (2019) An introduction to the social structures of global academ. Abingdon, UK: [DOI] ...
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Holley, Karri; Kuzhabekova, Aliya; Osbaldiston, Nick; Cannizzo, Fabian; Mauri, Christian; Simmonds, ...
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Benson, Michaela; Osbaldiston, Nick (2014) Understanding Lifestyle Migration: theoretical approaches. Bassingstoke, UK: [Edited Publication] ...
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Benson, Michaela; Osbaldiston, Nick (2014) New horizons in lifestyle migration research: theorising . Bassingstoke, UK: ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick (2014) Beyond ahistoricity and mobilities in lifestyle migration research. Bassingstoke, UK: ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick; Picken, Felicity (2014) Negotiating the value of slow in amenity migration. Kaslo, Canada: ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick; Picken, Felicity (2014) The urban push for environmental amenity: the impact of l. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick (2013) Culture of the Slow: social deceleration in an accelerated world. Basingstoke, UK: [Edited Publication] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick (2013) Conclusion: departing notes on the slow narrative. Basingstoke, UK: ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick (2013) Consuming space slowly: reflections on authenticity, place and the self. Basingstoke, UK: ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick (2013) Slow culture: an introduction. Basingstoke, UK: ...
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Cheshire, Lynda; Broom, Alex; McCallum, David; Bond, Christine; Shuttleworth, Russell; Osbaldiston, ...
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O'Brien, Peter; Osbaldiston, Nick (2010) ePortfolios and preservice teachers: governing at a distanc. Hershey, PA, USA: [DOI] ...
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Dadpour, R.; Law, L.; Osbaldiston, N. (2024) 'Expected Versus Experienced Liveability for Amenity Mi. Urban Policy and Research, . [Link] [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick; Buckle, Caitlin (2022) 'Lifestyle migration in place: Notes from the field'. Thesis Eleven, 172 (1):114-130. [DOI] ...
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Gilbert, Andrew S.; Busbridge, Rachel; Osbaldiston, Nick (2022) '‘Living in crisis’: Introduction to. Thesis Eleven, 170 (1):3-8. [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick (2022) '‘The Summers Were Getting Hotter’: exploring motivations for migration to . Australian Geographer, 53 (4):461-476. [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick; Picken, Felicity; Denny, Lisa (2020) 'Exploring emotional reflexivity in British . Population, Space and Place, 26 . [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick; Denny, Lisa; Picken, Felicity (2020) 'Seachange in Tasmania: exploring interstate. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 26 (1):55-76. ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick; McShane, Connar; Oleszek, Raechel (2019) 'Underinsurance in cyclone and flood env. Australian Journal of Emergency Manag, 34 (1):41-47. ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick (2019) 'Simmel’s Adventure and its relationship to the ought of life'. Simmel Studies, 23 (2):71-96. [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick; Cannizo, Fabian; Mauri, Christian (2019) ''I love my work but I hate my job' – ea. Time and Society, 28 (2):743-762. [DOI] ...
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Cannizzo, Fabian; Mauri, Christian; Osbaldiston, Nick (2019) 'Moral barriers between work/life balan. Journal of Cultural Economy, 12 (4):251-264. [DOI] ...
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Cannizzo, Fabian; Osbaldiston, Nick (2016) 'Academic work/life balance: a brief quantitative analysi. Journal of Sociology, 52 (4):890-906. [DOI] ...
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Benson, Michaela; Osbaldiston, Nick (2016) 'Toward a critical sociology of lifestyle migration: reco. The Sociological Review, 64 (3):407-423. [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick; Picken, Felicity; Duffy, Michelle (2015) 'Characteristics and future intentions o. 7 (1):62-76. [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick (2015) 'A cultural sociological reading of lifestyle migration'. 42 :25-36. ...
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O'Brien, Peter; Osbaldiston, Nick; Kendall, Gavin (2014) 'ePortfolios and eGovernment: from technolo. 46 (3):284-295. [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick; Picken, Felicity (2014) 'Ongoing and future relationships of second home owners w. Tourism Review International, 18 (3):137-152. [DOI] ...
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Hurlimann, Anna; Barnett, Jon; Fincher, Ruth; Osbaldiston, Nick; Mortreux, Colette; Graham, Sonia (2...
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Osbaldiston, Nick (2011) 'The authentic place in the amenity migration discourse'. Space and Culture, 14 (2):214-226. [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick; Petray, Theresa (2011) 'The role of horror and dread in the sacred experience'. Tourist Studies, 11 (2):175-190. [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nicholas (2010) 'Elementary forms of place in Seachange'. Journal of Sociology, 46 (3):239-256. [DOI] ...
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Cook, Peta S.; Osbaldiston, Nick (2010) 'Pigs hearts and human bodies: a cultural approach to xenotr. M/C Journal, 13 (5). ...
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Boulard, Florence Monique; Osbaldiston, Nick (2024) 'New Caledonians are looking to Australia as a s The Conversation, 31 May 2024 . ...
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Crommelin, Laura; Osbaldiston, Nick (2023) 'Regional Australia: Opportunities and Futures' Australian Planner, 58 (3-4) :69-71. [DOI] ...
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Buckle, Caitlin; Osbaldiston, Nick (2022) 'Editorial introduction: counter-urbanisation in contempor Australian Geographer, 53 (4) :347-362. [DOI] ...
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Osbaldiston, Nick (2017) Towards a Sociology of the Coast: Our Past, Present and Future Relationship. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. [DOI] ...
Osbaldiston, Nick (2012) Seeking Authenticity in Place, Culture and the Self: the great urban escape. New York, NY, USA: Palgrave Macmillan. ...