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.