Stop the Machines: A Book Talk with Mauro Lubrano

On August 4, 2025, the Program on Extremism held a timely discussion with Dr. Mauro Lubrano, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in International Relations in the Department of Politics, Languages, and International Studies at the University of Bath, to explore his new book, Stop the Machines: The Rise of Anti-Technology Extremism. In an extremist ecosystem increasingly driven by grievances and narratives, the intellectual flexibility of this anti-technology ideology represents a potent emerging threat. The conversation, moderated by Research Fellow Jon Lewis, examined the origins and evolution of anti-technology extremist violence across the globe, from insurrectionary anarchists to eco-extremists and eco-fascists.