Conclusions: The Fragmentation of Nationalist Party Families in the European Arena

摘要: Despite the scholarly emphasis on relevance of identity politics in Europe, political and electoral strength minority populist nationalist party families European Union remains limited to a minor space sides system. This chapter summarizes main findings book compares Europeanization these opposing both their perspectives Integration transnational inroads arena. The image parties as polar opposites integration is more blurred than expected; yet add ideological differentiation families. weight system has improved elections so number MEPs elected parliament. Populist have doubled size family during 2009–2014 elections. However, historical trajectories share structural fragmentation since translation mechanisms impinge coordination. choice between going own groups integrating other Europarties marks fragmented evolution Europeanized nationalisms.