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Author:   Jörg Krieger
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.535kg
ISBN:  

9780367434472

ISBN 10:   0367434474
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   21 June 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction. Part 1: Formation. 1. Getting Under Way: The Federation’s Genesis. 2. Expanding and Shielding the (Male) Monopoly. 3. Origins of Controversial Politics and Principles. Part 2: Stagnation. 4. A New World Faced with Old Views: Burghley’s Political Battle Grounds. 5. Of Depositors and Frankensteins: Growth and its Consequences. 6. A Clash of Ideas: Amateurism Meets Adidas. 7. The Scientification of Doping and Gender. Part 3: Transformation. 8. Transitionary Leadership: Paulen’s Presidency. 9. Nebiolo and the Money: Commercialisation and Professionalisation. 10. Nebiolo and the Power: Clientelism and Control. 11. Nebiolo and the Athletes: Marginalised Entertainers. Part 4: Exploitation. 12. Diack’s Assumption of Power: ""The King is Dead, Long Live the King"". 13. A Critical Analysis of Athletics’ Governance in the 21st Century. Concluding Remarks."

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""It is a convincing and damning critique of the organisation and culture of an international federation; one that asserts the importance of the federations and the informal networks that sustain their power. In doing so Krieger shows the need for similar critical assessments of other international federations. This is an essential contribution to our understandings of sport governance"" – Malcolm MacLean, University of Gibraltar and University of Queensland, idrottsforum.org ""Power and Politics in World Athletics: A Critical History is a fascinating, diligently-researched account of the powerful and secretive organisation identified for most of its history by the acronym, IAAF … an excellent and wide-ranging analysis’ – David Owen, Chief Columnist, insidethegames.biz

It is a convincing and damning critique of the organisation and culture of an international federation; one that asserts the importance of the federations and the informal networks that sustain their power. In doing so Krieger shows the need for similar critical assessments of other international federations. This is an essential contribution to our understandings of sport governance - Malcolm MacLean, University of Gibraltar and University of Queensland, idrottsforum.org Power and Politics in World Athletics: A Critical History is a fascinating, diligently-researched account of the powerful and secretive organisation identified for most of its history by the acronym, IAAF ... an excellent and wide-ranging analysis' - David Owen, Chief Columnist, insidethegames.biz

Power and Politics in World Athletics - a Critical History - is a fascinating, diligently-researched account of the powerful and secretive organisation identified for most of its history by the acronym, IAAF ... an excellent and wide-ranging analysis' - David Owen, Chief Columnist, insidethegames.biz

Author Information

Jörg Krieger is Associate Professor for Sport and Social Science at the Department of Public Health at Aarhus University, Denmark. He holds a PhD in Sport History from the German Sport University Cologne. He is Chair of the Research Network Sport & Society and a Co-Director of the International Network for Doping Research.

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