Moral Communities in Anti-Doping Policy: A Response to Bowers and Paternoster |
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Authors: | Emmanuel Macedo Matt Englar-Carlson Tim Lehrbach |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Kinesiology, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, USA;2. Indepent Scholar, Gresham, OR, USA |
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Abstract: | This article argues that Bowers and Paternoster’s emphasis on a moral community marks an important step towards a more ethical and effective approach to anti-doping. However, it also argues that the authors’ proposed strategies undermine their stated goal of effectively engaging athletes as partners in anti-doping efforts and raise ethical concerns. Their proposed emphasis on exploiting shaming as a punishment and their general view of athletes as adversaries fosters mistrust between athletes and those who enforce the anti-doping rules. Instead, this article describes a model for empowering athletes as stakeholders in anti-doping policy as a means to provide anti-doping rules with increased moral legitimacy among athletes. |
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Keywords: | Anti-doping stakeholder moral legitimacy |
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