is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary edited collection, under advance contract with , that seeks to examine the empirical and theoretical connections between trust and extremism.

Trust and Extremism

UBC Press

The collection brings scholars from disciplines including anthropology, philosophy, political science, religion, criminology, and far-right and terrorism studies into conversation about the relationship between social and political trust and extremism.

The co-editors are seeking up to three additional chapters that explicitly address both trust and extremism.

Topics and Questions

Chapters may address questions including:

What is dis/trust, and how does it inform extremist movements?
How do extremist movements leverage or weaponize dis/trust?
How do social identities inform dis/trust of political and legal institutions?
What is the (inter)relationship between dis/trust and the rise of extremism, radicalism, populism, fundamentalism, and violence?
How do political and social actors respond to issues of dis/trust within or beyond democratic institutions?

Submission Instructions

Please submit an extended abstract of approximately 1,000 words as a DOC or PDF attachment to both co-editors:

ac.mack@uleth.ca
susan.dieleman@uleth.ca

Please use "Submission – Trust & Extremism" as the subject line.

Deadline for abstracts: 31 August 2026
Decisions announced: 14 September 2026
Deadline for complete first drafts: 31 December 2026

Complete first drafts should be approximately 7,000 words.

CFP Details

Deadline: August 31, 2026
Event type: CFP for publication or other deadline
Organizer: Susan Dieleman

Topics

Value TheoryApplied EthicsNormative EthicsSocial and Political Philosophy

Sources

PhilEvents

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