Overview
Investigates the politics of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations
Analyzes the rhetoric used by private groups (civil society organizations) and public institutions (the European Commission) when trying to convince the public of the validity of their arguments and positions in trade policy
Enhances understanding of the contestation surrounding modern trade negotiations and European trade policy
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book investigates the politics of transatlantic trade, specifically the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations. Using a novel approach, the authors analyze the rhetorical choices made by opponents and supporters of an agreement, and the logical behind their arguments. Opponents used emotive frames and strategically chosen issues to increase public opposition to the negotiations; supporters countered, but also accommodated, parts of opponents’ rhetoric in hopes of quelling discontent. The study also highlights the resulting changes to EU trade policy, thus contributing to the literatures on trade policy, politicization, and rhetorical analysis.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Leif Johan Eliasson is Professor in the Department of Political Science and Economics at East Stroudsburg University, USA.
Patricia Garcia-Duran Huet is Associate Professor in the Economic History Department at the University of Barcelona, Spain.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Civil Society, Rhetoric of Resistance, and Transatlantic Trade
Authors: Leif Johan Eliasson, Patricia Garcia-Duran Huet
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13366-5
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot 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, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13365-8Published: 28 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13366-5Published: 20 March 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 145
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Development Policy, Globalization, Development and Social Change, Regional Development, International Organization