Foreword by John M. Hoberman
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I: Formation
1. Getting Under Way: The Federation’s Genesis
2. Expanding and Shielding the (Male) Monopoly
3. Origins of Controversial Politics and Principles
Part II: 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 III: 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 IV: 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
Consulted Archives
Index
Biography
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.
"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
