Abstract
This book theoretically framed and empirically assessed the impact of enlargement on the Europarties. Drawing on the literature on comparative party politics, and developing an analogy with party development at the national level, it suggested that the enlarged Europarties would be more similar to catch-all or cartel parties. The structural differences between Western and Eastern members were expected to dilute their ideological coherence while powerful pragmatic incentives pushed for marriages of convenience among ideologically heterogeneous parties. Additionally, the consolidation of the Europarty organizations could also be understood as functional to the interests of the member (cartel) parties, rather than conducive to the development of genuine EU-level parties.
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