Doping and Anti-Doping in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781032441627 / Twarda / 2023 / 154 str.

Opis

This is the first book to focus on the problem of performance-enhancing substances and methods - also known as doping - in sports from African perspectives.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to Doping and Sports in Africa,  Part I: African Thought and Doping,  2. Umunthu Ethics as a Framework for Anti-Doping Education,  3. The African Athlete and Contemporary Francophone Fiction: Doping in Jean-Marc Rigaux’s Kipjiru 42… 195,  4. Ubuntu Ethics as an Anti-Doping Strategy in Sport,  5. Doping and African Value System of Ubuntu,  6. African Indigenous Sports Remedies and Doping,  7. Socio-Economic Context and Doping in Africa,  Part II: African Practice and Doping,  8. Framing Anti-Doping Initiatives in Malawian Sports News,  9. Research-Based Educational Approach and Doping Management,  10. 'Witchcraft Doping’ and Grassroots Sport Development,  11. “Dopogenic” Environment and Doping in African Sport,  12. Conceptualising Juju as a Form of Doping in the Malawian Soccerscape,  13. African Social-Cultural Context and WADA's Whereabouts Requirements,  14. Responsibility Gaps in Anti-Doping Initiatives in Malawi,  15. Conclusion: What Now of Doping and Sports in Africa

O autorze

Yamikani Ndasauka is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Malawi. His research interests are in philosophy, applied ethics and mental health. He is also Editor of the Journal of Humanities. 

Simon Mathias Makwinja is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Malawi. His research falls broadly within African Philosophy. His research interests are in the African thought and value systems.