Framing TTIP in the European Public Spheres

"Framing TTIP in the European Public Spheres" is an in-depth analysis of the debate and politicization of the negotiations regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in the public spheres of Spain, France, and Great Britain. The book examines the extent to which national media discourses on TTIP have been Europeanized and the role this Europeanization plays in the democratic legitimacy of the European Union. The author, Alvaro Oleart, argues that the politicization of TTIP should be understood as an expression of normal politics in a democratic society, as it expands the political arena by integrating European issues into national political debates. The call for an alternative European perspective enhances the legitimacy of the EU rather than undermining it.