Brenda Lutz

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Brenda J. Lutz holds a PhD in Politics from the University of Dundee in Scotland, and is currently an independent scholar, consultant, reviewer, and author in Massachusetts.

She has written numerous books, articles, and chapters on global terrorism, international political violence, and animal welfare, many with James M. Lutz, PhD. Her books include ''Global Terrorism'' (1st edition 2004, 2nd edition 2008, third edition 2014, fourth edition 2019), ''Terrorism: Origins and Evolution'' (Palgrave, 2005), ''Terrorism in America'' (Palgrave, 2007), ''Terrorism: The Basics'' (Routledge, 2011) and Brenda J. Lutz and James M. Lutz, Globalization and the Economic Consequences of Terrorism (London: Palgrave, 2017). . Recently she has been concentrating on the economic effects that terrorism can have and on the links between globalization and terrorism. Other topics Dr. Lutz researches and writes on include the anti-factory farming movement and animal welfare pressure groups, including articles in ''Global Economy Journal'' and ''Society and Animals''. She continues her ongoing efforts to end the plight of animals in factory farms, and to help other abused animals. Dr. Lutz has presented at conferences in the United States and all around the globe. She has presented in Costa Rica for the United Nations, the Hebei Academy of Social Sciences in China, the Foreign Service Institute in South Africa, the International Trade and Finance Association in Eilat, Israel, Istanbul, Turkey, Pisa, Italy, Oporto, Portugal, and Montpelier, France, the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria, South Africa, and the South African Defence Intelligence College, and many more. Provided by Wikipedia