Nadia Marzouki, a political scientist, is a research fellow at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris. Her work examines public controversies about Islam in the U.S. and secularisation and democratisation in North Africa.

Duncan McDonnell is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University, Brisbane. He has published widely on right-wing populism. His current work focuses on radical right populist alliances in Europe and political party organisations.

Olivier Roy is one of the most distinguished analysts of and commentators on political Islam in the Middle East and Central Asia. The author of several highly acclaimed books, four of which are published by Hurst, he is Professor at the European University Institute in Florence.

"well-written ... this volume will be an important reference for scholars of politics and religion hoping to understand the current rise of the populist radical right." -- Kirk A. Hawkins, Reading Religion

"[T]his volume brings together an impressive group of scholars with extensive expertise on the subject. Even those who have closely followed the evolution of radical right-wing populism in recent years will find a wealth of new material and insights in this volume."--Hans-Georg Betz, The Journal of Church and State

"Explore[s] the ways in which rightwing populism links into religion . . . The result is an overview of the far-right's growing web, highlighting the differences but also, strikingly and more worryingly, the similarities and interconnections between those parties." --Financial Times

"Vox Populi, Vox Dei? In the increasingly saturated market of populism books, Saving the People addresses one of the few important black spots: the relationship between religion and populism. A must-read for anyone interested in politics in contemporary western democracies." - Cas Mudde, School of Public and International Affairs at University of Georgia and Center for Research on Extremism at University of Oslo

"This book explores the relationship of right-wing populism with religion. It shows how these parties have 'hijacked' religion, using it not as a set of belief but as an identity marker, to strengthen the border between 'us' and 'them'. And in eight of the ten cases studied, Islam is the target. A major and challenging contribution to the understanding of Western populism." - Nonna Mayer, Research Director at CNRS, Centre d'études européennes de Sciences Po