Surveillance and control in sport: a sociologist looks at the WADA whereabouts system
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2010-11Metadata
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International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. 2010, 2(3) 255-274Sammendrag
This paper draws upon the sociology of Norbert Elias to examine some central aspects of
the whereabouts system introduced by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as part
of its anti-doping policies. More specifically, the paper aims to: (1) locate the whereabouts
system within the context of broader social processes, including changing practices
and ideas concerning surveillance and control, personal liberty, privacy and
democracy; (2) examine the impact of the introduction of the whereabouts system on
the relationship between elite athletes andWADA; and (3) examine some of the difficulties
in developing and implementing anti-doping policy. In relation to the latter, it is
suggested that the introduction of the whereabouts policy has had a number of unplanned
consequences which, from WADA’s perspective, will almost certainly be seen as unwelcome:
the alienation of large numbers of athletes, whose cooperation is essential if the
system is to operate smoothly and efficiently; the deteriorating relationship with other
key organizations such as the EU; the emergence of a challenge, led by the European Elite
Athletes Association, to the legitimacy of decision-making processes withinWADA; and
finally, the uneven application of the whereabouts requirements which has led to the
creation of what many athletes see as a new form of unfairness.
Keywords: anti-doping policy; performance-enhancing drugs; WADA
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