ABSTRACT
This chapter summarises some of the most important discussions and contributions of the book following the conceptual and theoretical discussions in Chapter 1, Chapters 2–8 have dealt with whether the parties are sufficiently similar within each party family. This chapter then moves on to deal with whether the party families are sufficiently dissimilar to warrant being treated as separate groups. The chapter ends with an overall conclusion of the book, supplying answers to the three research questions posed in Chapter 1, as well as a discussion of the application of the party family concept outside of Western Europe.
