Mauro Lubrano

Mauro Lubrano is a Lecturer in International Relations in the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies at the University of Bath. His research focuses on political violence and terrorism, with particular attention to the relationship between technology and political violence, as well as innovation processes within terrorist organisations. His work has been published in leading academic journals, including Terrorism & Political Violence, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, and Perspectives on Terrorism. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews. His first book, Stop the Machines: The Rise of Anti-Technology Extremism (Polity, 2025), explores the origins and evolution of anti-technology extremism, assessing its potential to emerge as a major driver of political violence.