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.

Chapter 1: Introduction to the analysis of the pan-European debate surrounding the TTIP negotiations.- Chapter 2: An agonistic approach to the Europeanisation of public spheres: Matching ‘policy with politics’.- Chapter 3: A media-centered approach to analyse the politicisation and Europeanisation of TTIP.- Chapter 4: Framing TTIP in Spain.- Chapter 5: Framing TTIP in France.- Chapter 6: Framing TTIP in the UK.- Chapter 7: Framing TTIP across the Spanish, French and British public spheres: Bursting the Brussels bubble.- Chapter 8: The transnational TTIP debate: politicisation empowers further European integration

‘This is a very well-crafted and thought-provoking book on the politicisation of EU issues within domestic politics and its role in the development of a European public sphere. An important takeaway is that EU should embrace public contestation as a means to foster the real engagement with its politics and policies.’ —Catherine de Vries, Bocconi University, Italy 
‘This book is not only a rich study of the impact of civil society mobilisations on the debates about the TTIP in Europe, but also an important contribution to establish a much needed interdisciplinary dialogue between political theory, interest groups and mobilisation studies and political communication in European studies.’ —Luis Bouza García, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain  
‘This book is a leap forward for the study of the European public sphere. Students will find it informative on the themes ofEU democracy and public spheres, as well as on the TTIP debate in particular, while scholars will value its original findings, methods and theoretical contributions.’ —Louisa Parks, School of International Studies, University of Trento, Italy

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.
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.

“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)

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

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