The phrase "a contested issue in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a topic or subject that is subject to disagreement or debate within a particular field or context.
Example: "Climate change remains a contested issue in political discourse, with various viewpoints influencing policy decisions."
Alternatives: "a debated topic in" or "a controversial matter in".
Asylum is a contested issue in Sweden, with the country's liberal consensus coming under strain.
The interaction between ideas on the one hand and social and political behaviour on the other has long been a contested issue in cultural anthropology, and it remains so.
Although generally recognized as safe by regulators in the United States Food and Drug Administration [27], safety assessment of products from GM crops is a contested issue in Europe [19] and numerous other countries world-wide.
Whether the USDA has the statutory authority to deny a petition for HR crop deregulation (i.e., approval) on the grounds of worsening problems with resistant weeds is a contested issue in ongoing litigation.
Independence has been a contested issue in Scotland since the region was first invaded by England in 1707, and the realm continues to linger between regional status and full sovereignty.
The presence of super PACs, which have no limits on donations, is a contested issue in American politics.
This is a contested issue both in the scientific literature and in policy deliberations.
Mr Gul is very similar to Mr Erdogan he has pursued very much the same political career and his wife, like Mr. Erdogan's, wears a veil, a highly contested issue in secularised Turkey.But while Islamic influence these days is synonymous with backwardness, under the AKP Turkey has seen remarkable economic growth and modernisation.
The League of Conservation Voters and other environmental groups that oppose the Alaska drilling say the study should go far to offset the main argument -- new jobs -- that the Teamsters and other unions used to persuade 36 House Democrats to vote a month ago for the drilling, a hotly contested issue in Congress.
This has been an expectation and a hotly contested issue in REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) since its inception.
Although a hotly contested issue in Washington, swipe fees barely register as a concern to most Americans.
