Publications
At the beginning of the Autonomous Geographies Project, we set ourselves an ambitious goal of producing, where possible and relevant, joint-outputs in partnership with the people involved in the autonomous projects we have focused on. The aim of these outputs is to create socially useful knowledge to promote and critique the ideas and practices of autonomy. We have so far published a number of journal and magazine articles as well as reports, guides and pamphlets.
General
Chatterton, P & Pickerill, J (2008), Autonomous Geographies Final Report to ESRC, 
Pickerill, J & Chatterton, P (2006), ‘Notes towards autonomous geographies: creation, resistance and self-management as survival tactics’, Progress in Human Geography, Vol.30, No.6, 730-746
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Enclosure and Resistance in the Inner City: Housing Privatisation and Community Activism in Little London, Leeds
Hodkinson, S (2007), ‘Little London Takes the Initiative’, Big Issue in the North, 16-22 April, No.666, download pages 14, 15, and 16
Hodkinson, S (2007), The regeneration of Little London, Leeds, under the Private Finance Initiative: a Complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman about the Process of Community Consultation, 2001-2006, October, on behalf of the Little London Tenants and Residents Association ,
Hodkinson, S (2007), Response to the Little London Draft Development Framework, June
Chatterton, P, & Hodkinson, S (2007), ‘Leeds: Skyscraper City’, The Yorkshire and Humber Regional Review, Vol. 17:1, Spring, pp. 30-32
Hodkinson, S & Chatterton, P (2007), ‘Leeds: an affordable, viable, sustainable, democratic city?’, The Yorkshire and Humber Regional Review, Vol 17: 2, pp.24-26, Summer
We have also contributed to the following grassroots publications:
Little London Tenants & Residents Association (2007), Response to Draft Development Framework, June
Save Little London Campaign (2006), Newsletters: March, April, June, August, December
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Social Centres: Resisting, Creating and Embedding Alternatives
Hodkinson, S. & Chatterton, P. (2006), ‘Autonomy in the City? Initial reflections on the social centres movement in the UK, City 10: 305-315 plus pamphlet version
Chatterton & Hodkinson (2007), Why we need social centres in the struggle against capitalism (includes chapter on ‘how to set up a social centre’), in Trapese Collective (2007), Do It Yourself
Chatterton, P (2008), Autonomous spaces and social centres, Shift, pp.7-11
Chatterton, P (2008), What’s this place?, Red Pepper Magazine August/September, pp.51-3
Pusey, A & Chatterton, P (2008), ‘Hotspots: Social Centres’, New Internationalist November
UK Social Centres Network (2008), What’s this Place?, http://socialcentrestories.wordpress.com/
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Sustainable Living and Living Autonomously: the Lammas Low Impact Settlement Project
(all authored by Jenny Pickerill unless stated)
Pickerill, J & Maxey, L (2008), Low Impact Development: The Future in Our Hands, http://lowimpactdevelopment.wordpress.com/
Maxey, L, & Pickerill, J (2007), ‘Lammas, Land and Liberty’, The Land, 3, 35-36
Maxey, L, Pickerill, J & Wimbush, P (2006), New Planning Opportunities for Low Impact Settlements Permaculture Magazine, No.50: 32
Pickerill, J & Maxey, L, (2007), The Lammas Low Impact Housing Development’ Sustainability : the practical journal for green building, renewable energy and sustainable communities, 1, 18-19.
2007, Produce marketing report : survey of outlet demand for organic produce in east Pembrokeshire
2006, Report on local economic activity in Glandwr and its surrounds, 17th December
2006, Report on Lammas public meeting, Glandwr, Wales, 21st June [File size: 700 KB]
2006, Report on the Social and Economic Status of Crymych area, Wales, 4th May
Latest News
The Right to Stay Put, Aug 09
On 28-29 August 2009 in Manchester, activist geographers from around the world will share experiences, insights and methods in relation to defending people’s ‘right to stay put’ and resisting gentrification, displacement and privatisation as part of urban regeneration schemes.
Lammas tries again, Nov 08
‘Third time lucky’ was Lammas’ motto as they resubmitted their planning application in November 2008. Despite being beleaguered by Byzantine bureaucratic bungling the group remain committed to developing nine eco-smallholdings and a community hub building on their first site in Pembs, Wales and the land purchase is going ahead.
NEW BOOK on Low Impact Development
A new book on Low Impact Development has just been published. Edited by Jenny Pickerill and Larch Maxey, with contributions from Simon Fairlie, Tony Wrench, Simon Dale and many more, Low Impact Development: The Future in our Hands explores the radical form of sustainable housing and livelihood in tune with the natural environment and offering innovative solutions for the environmental, social and economic challenges of the 21st century.
Engaging Geographies Seminar Series
Engaging Geography is a seminar series (funded by the Economic and Social Research Council) that aims to explore and respond to key challenges facing geography in 2008 and beyond. Our first seminar will be held on Friday and Saturday January 23rd and 24th, 2009 at the Star and Shadow Cinema in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK (see www.starandshadow.org.uk ): ‘How did that happen?’ The creation of time and space for public geographies.
'Teach In' On the Credit Crisis, 18 Nov 08
University of Leeds, Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, 6-8pm.
The teach-in will examine the origins of the credit crisis and why it has become so severe; the policies now being pursued nationally and internationally; and the long-term economic and political implications, particularly in relation to financial regulation and global governance.
Jobs at Permaculture Association
The Permaculture Association (Britain) is a small education and research charity that supports individuals and groups to learn more about the theory and practice of permaculture. It is currently advertising two vacancies for a Project Coordinator and Finance Clerk at its Leeds office. Closing date: 27 June 2008. More information can be downloaded from its website
Free Hicham Yezza!
A former PhD student and current employee Nottingham University faces deportation to Algeria on 1 June following his unjust arrest under the Terrorism Act 2000 after he printed an Al Qaeda manual as a favour for a research student. Read on and see the Free Hicham Yezza campaign.
New Social Centres Book
A new book has been published bringing together the diverse stories about many of the UK’s social centres, along with thoughts on their effectiveness, the problems they encounter, and the political ideas they encapsulate. What’s this place? has been written by activists involved in social centres with support from the Autonomous Geographies project.
Living In The Future Film
Undercurrents have released the latest episode of their video series ‘Living in the Future’ about Lammas and many other ecovillage type projects around the world. Living in the Future highlights how people have come together to build their own homes, grow their own food, and create lively and sustainable communities.
Transition Town Movement
Rob Hopkins has recently released his new book “The Transition Handbook”. For an excellent review of this book by Robert Morgan and a video clip from Caroline Lucas MEP about the transition town movement and the new book, visit: transitionculture.org