Moral Communities in Anti-Doping Policy: A Response to Bowers and Paternoster. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Macedo, Emmanuel; Englar-Carlson, Matt; Lehrbach, Tim; Gleaves, John
• Is Part Of: Sport, ethics and philosophy. Volume 13:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 49
• Page End: 61
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Anti-doping -- stakeholder -- moral legitimacy; Sports -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; 796.01
• DOI: 10.1080/17511321.2017.1371791
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-1321

Abstract

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.