Overview
- Introduces the idea of 'empowering dissensus' in the context of civil society, social movements and the EU
- Employs an original theoretical approach that constructively builds on existing concepts in the field
- Challenges prevalent assumptions that the conflict over EU affairs generally takes place between supporters and opponents of European integration
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology (PSEPS)
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This book explores the debate and politicisation of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations in the Spanish, French and British public spheres. It addresses the questions of how and to what extent the national media discourses about TTIP were Europeanised, and how this type of
Europeanisation contributes to the democratic legitimacy of the EU. The author argues that the politicisation of TTIP should be seen as a symptom of the ‘normal’ politics of a democratic polity, as it enlarges the political arena by embedding European issues into national political debates. Demands for ‘Another Europe is Possible’ empower rather than hinder the legitimacy of the EU.
Europeanisation contributes to the democratic legitimacy of the EU. The author argues that the politicisation of TTIP should be seen as a symptom of the ‘normal’ politics of a democratic polity, as it enlarges the political arena by embedding European issues into national political debates. Demands for ‘Another Europe is Possible’ empower rather than hinder the legitimacy of the EU.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Reviews
“Alvaro Oleart offers a ground-breaking understanding of the European public sphere and new insights in the way in which it operates” (Ben Crum, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
“This book is a highly relevant read for all those interested in the relation between EU contestation and Euroscepticism. Drawing on an agonistic and deliberative understanding of the public sphere, this rigorous study of the politicised debate on TTIP is a significant contribution to the emergence of a European public sphere, and thus to the continued democratisation of the EU.” (Maximilian Conrad - Professor of Political Science at the University of Iceland)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Alvaro Oleart is a researcher in EU studies at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and a scientific collaborator at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Framing TTIP in the European Public Spheres
Book Subtitle: Towards an Empowering Dissensus for EU Integration
Authors: Alvaro Oleart
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53637-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53636-7Published: 25 November 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53639-8Published: 25 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-53637-4Published: 24 November 2020
Series ISSN: 2946-6016
Series E-ISSN: 2946-6024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 251
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: European Politics, Political Sociology, Foreign Policy, Political Communication, Comparative Politics