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This chapter analyses the wealth of data presented in the Handbook to address questions concerning the conceptualisation and development of the radical left outlined in the Introduction. It classifies RLPs by party sub-type and presents comparable data on RLP electoral performance, organisations and their participation in power from 2000 to 2019. The chapter identifies significant diversity within the radical left and in particular the extent to which RLPs entered mainstream politics. The chapter views the radical left in comparative perspective to detail and explain its considerable variation. It questions the processes of convergence sometimes associated with the radical left as well as theories developed to understand it in the early 2000s. The conclusion discusses the challenges facing the contemporary radical left and highlights several obstacles to its electoral success and renewal. The chapter ends by outlining a comparative research agenda in these areas and the need for greater dialogue between research on RLPs and the wider discipline.

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Keith, D., March, L. (2023). Conclusion. In: Escalona, F., Keith, D., March, L. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Radical Left Parties in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56264-7_24

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