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About the Course

The objective of this course is to encourage a critical understanding of doping. To achieve this goal, this course will rely on a multidisciplinary approach that allow you to see how different disciplines get into a single object, in different perspectives and in often complementary ways. This approach will also allow us to appreciate the complexity of a subject like doping. Doping in sports is a complex practice whose definition and identification is the result of socially and historically constructed norms. This course offers to shed light on the processes that led to the use and prohibition of doping substances. Performance enhancement or physical transformation are two aspects of doping which are seen as problematic, yet even as we speak companies are making fortunes selling body improvement and other forms of “human enhancement” to us. These apparent contradictions will be analysed to show that beyond sanitary questions, doping raises many social, scientific and legal issues. In efforts to control doping, governments and sports authorities have put into place institutions responsible for defining what falls into the category of doping, but also what prevention, repressions and research methods to put into effect. This course will also explore biological control measures such as the biological passport, key legal dimensions, organisations that produce performance, as well as the sociological dimensions of doping. Besides the Professors of University of Lausanne, the best experts of doping are involved in this course: experts from an Anti-doping Laboratory (LAD- Lausanne-Switzerland), from the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport), from the UEFA (soccer), and from the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency). Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Q3eR_g7rU Main Learning Outcomes At the end of the course the participants will be able to : 1. Identify the “cultural” dimension of doping, that is as a historical practice linked to the transformation of social norms, 2. Go from a binary way of thinking - for or against doping - to an understanding of the complexity of this phenomenon which is biological, psychological and sociological, all at the same time, 3. Recognize the institutions, the actors and the practices of the fight against doping, 4. Explain how the social and organisational context influences individuals decisions and how this influence can be reduced by effective prevention measures, 5. Identify how the fight against doping is led and how testing is carried out....

Top reviews

FM

Oct 14, 2024

Good lesson on doping to understand why athletes take doping and what the effects are, was expecting a more in-depth discussion on doping in football but using the example of cyclists is good.

IG

Nov 2, 2017

Doping explained from a different view point, through its history and the `why`, informing about behaviour. I enjoyed it and learnt a lot. Thank you very much.

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By Александр М

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Jun 11, 2017

Really interesting and useful!

By RAMADAN S A R

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Apr 11, 2020

Very thanks were very helpful

By Henok M

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Oct 6, 2020

it has bee a great course

By Angel A C

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Jul 20, 2024

excelente capacitacion

By ADISH R A

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Jul 21, 2020

loved this course!!!!

By Cosmas C E

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Jul 23, 2021

Absolutely wonderful

By SHANTHA H A H D K

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Aug 9, 2020

Very good course.

By Richard A M

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Oct 20, 2020

very informative

By camilo e (

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Jul 4, 2017

excelente curso

By Cezar B S

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Feb 23, 2023

Great course!

By christian c

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May 10, 2018

great course!

By Dwyne H

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Aug 1, 2022

Great course

By Peter C M

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Aug 29, 2020

Very topical

By stefany r

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Jul 21, 2024

super bueno

By Тұрлыбекұлы Д

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Apr 10, 2023

Очеь хорошо

By Kaung M T

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Dec 16, 2020

Good course

By CLAUDIO A A

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Sep 27, 2018

GOOD COURSE

By Richard N

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Jul 20, 2024

MUY BUENO

By Yoosuf C

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Jun 14, 2020

Very good

By Роллан Н

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Feb 6, 2024

керемет

By Christos T

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Sep 24, 2020

perfect

By Moulay A E T

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Jul 20, 2023

thanks

By GLORIYA V

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Aug 23, 2020

Good

By Justin G M

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May 30, 2016

good

By Eva B

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Dec 18, 2017

Great course. My only comments are that the very very strong French accent makes is quite difficult to understand unfortunately. And, for native French speaker, it would also be good if we could access the interview videos without the English dubbing, which is sometimes confusing. Otherwise, great course, I am very pleased I did it, I feel I have a better understanding of the problematic and many new paths of thoughts to investigate and look further at the problem. Many thanks for making this course available.