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One of the most important challenges facing Political Science Faculty is the way in which the curriculum engages with, and responds to, the populist tide that has spread across a significant number of countries in recent decades. Over recent years there has been an increased level of research activity that has sought to explain the factors for the rise in populism. Yet less attention has been focused on the way in which the political science curriculum could, or should, respond to this change. This article provides an introductory landscape that sets out these challenges and identifies the contextual background for the three articles which comprise this symposium.

Chapter 1. The Importance of Studying Muslims in Western Countries (Daniel Stockemer) -- Chapter 2. Muslims' Sense of Belonging and Identification in the Western World: An Overview and Comparison of Scientific Literature in North America and Europe written (Zeynep Sezgin) -- Chapter 3. American Muslim Immigrants: Identity and Belonging in the Shadow of 9/11 (Youssef Chouhoud) -- Chapter 4. Muslims in Canada: Their Identity and Sense of Belonging (Daniel Stockemer) -- Chapter 5. Muslim Immigrants in France: Sense of Identity and Belonging (Jacques Barou) -- Chapter 6. Muslim Immigrants Sense of Identity and Belonging in the Western World – The Case of Austria (Rüdiger Lohlker) -- Chapter 7. Muslim Immigrants in the Netherlands: Characteristics, Identification and Diversity (Willem Huijnk) -- Chapter 8. Muslims in Britain: From Forcible Assimilation to Preventable Radicalisation (Tahir Abbas) -- Chapter 9. Belonging, Identification and Trust Among Self-identified Muslims in Sweden: What we Know and What we Don't Know written (Göran Larsson) -- Chapter 10. Lessons from the Book and future Research (Daniel Stockemer).

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Defining Populism -- 2 A Short History of Populism -- References -- Populism in Argentina -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The History of Populism in Argentina -- 3 Populist Actors and Parties -- 4 Populist Agendas and Strategies -- 5 The Popular Appeal of Populism in the Population -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Populism in France -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Populism in France -- 3 Populist Agendas and Strategies -- 3.1 Populists Against the EU -- 3.2 National Interests -- 3.3 Populist Strategies -- 3.4 The Populist Agency: Organizational Basis -- 4 Electoral Support for Populism -- 4.1 The Context of the 2017 Elections -- 4.2 Populist Voting in France -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Populism in the Philippines -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Historicized, Contextualized, and Critical Take -- 2.1 Historicized -- 2.2 Contextualized -- 2.3 Critical -- 3 Nationalism and Populism in the Philippines: A Historicized Take -- 3.1 Colonial Roots (1892-1946) -- 3.2 The ``Resurrected People´´ (1946-1986) -- 3.3 Contemporary Populists (1986-2016) -- 4 Current Populist Actors: Contextualizing Duterte´s Rise -- 4.1 Populist Agendas and Strategies -- 4.1.1 ``Old School´´ Populism -- 4.1.2 Spectacular Politics -- 4.2 Populist Publics -- 5 Duterte and the Return to National Boss Rule: A Critical Take -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Populism in Poland -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The History of Populism in Poland -- 2.1 Before 1989: Populism in the Interwar and Communist Eras -- 2.2 After 1989: The Rise of Populists from the Margins to the Mainstream -- 3 Current Populist Actors and Parties -- 3.1 Law and Justice (PiS) -- 3.2 Kukiz´15 -- 3.3 Populist Social Movements -- 4 Agendas and Strategies of Populist Actors -- 4.1 PiS -- 4.2 Kukiz´15 -- 5 The Popular Appeal of Populists in the Population -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Populism in Turkey

Focusing on the Attac movements in France and Germany, this book seeks to explain the dramatic differences that exist between the individual and organisational levels of activism. The author derives engagement patterns for various types of activists and develops a typology of social movement organisations positing possible trends in membership.

The Attac organisations in France and Germany are among the largest, best coordinated and most closely aligned bodies of the anti-globalisation movement that exist today yet there are glaring differences in the manner in which the organisations operate and in how individual members identify and engage with the movement. Through insightful interviews with Attac activists in France and Germany, Daniel Stockemer seeks to understand the significant divergences between the organisations despite their clear ideological parallels as well as the geographical, social and political similarities that exist between the two countries. In doing so this book provides a strong addition to the literature on activist movements on the national and international stage generally through the author's derivation of engagement patterns for various types of activists and development of a typology of social movement organisations that undercover possible trends in membership. The result is a book that will provide an informative and engaging read for students and scholars of activist movements at both an organisational and individual level.

Abstract
Conspiracy theories have become an increasingly important part of the political realm especially in the United States. More than 30 % of citizens either strongly or somewhat believe in QAnon, the Birther or the Truther conspiracy to name a few of these theories. In this article, I provide an overview of conspiracy theory beliefs and evaluate the factors that make people more likely to believe in such theories. With the help of an original survey comprising 1000 residents in the US, I detect that there is not necessarily a conspirational mindset. While low education, a right-wing ideology seem to increase beliefs in conspiracy theories throughout the board, the effects of other indicators including populist attitudes, low self-esteem and age tend differ based on the conspiracy theory under investigation.