Incidents of doping in sports are common in news headlines, despite regulatory efforts. How did doping become a crisis? Who gets punished for breaking the rules of fair play? Kathryn E. Henne, a former competitive athlete and an expert in the law and science of anti-doping regulations, examines the development of rules aimed at controlling performance enhancement in international sports.

Preface

List of Abbreviations

1   Introduction

2   Diagnosing Doping: The Institutionalization of the Moral Crusade

3   Codifying the Code: The Legalization of Anti-Doping Regulation

4   Impossible Purities: The Gendered Science of Fair Play

5   A Pure Playing Field Nation: The Curious Case of New Zealand

6   Conclusion

Appendix   Research Methods: On Secrets and Multi-Sited Storytelling

Notes

Bibliography

Index

 KATHRYN E. HENNE is a lecturer in sociology at the University of Melbourne.