Routledge Research in Sport and Corruption
Sport Integrity, Betting and Crime: From Problem to Policy Implementation
1st Edition
By Mike McNamee, Marcelo Moriconi
April 22, 2026
This book presents a rigorous interdisciplinary examination of the evolving relationships between sport, betting, and crime—now widely regarded as the most significant threat to the integrity and sustainability of modern sport. It provides a critical framework for understanding how these forces ...
Corruption, Criminal Justice, and Compliance in Sport: The Case of the International Biathlon Union
1st Edition
By Petter Gottschalk
April 25, 2025
This book takes an in-depth look at corruption in sport and its intersection with criminal justice and governance processes. Focused on the high-profile case of alleged corruption in the International Biathlon Union (IBU), the book draws important conclusions for criminal justice as well as reform...
Understanding Match-Fixing in Sport: Theory and Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Bram Constandt, Argyro Elisavet Manoli
May 27, 2024
Bringing together leading match-fixing researchers from different fields, this book offers new theoretical and applied perspectives on this persistent problem in sport and wider society. The book explores the foundations of match-fixing from multiple viewpoints, from sociology and criminology to ...
Restoring Trust in Sport: Corruption Cases and Solutions
1st Edition
Edited
By Catherine Ordway
January 09, 2023
In this solutions-focused collection of sport corruption case studies, leading researchers consider how to re-establish trust both within sports organisations and in the wider sporting public. Inspired by the idea of ‘moral repair’, the book examines significant corruption cases and the measures ...
WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency: A Multi-Level Legitimacy Analysis
1st Edition
By Daniel Read, James Skinner, Daniel Lock, Aaron C.T. Smith
January 09, 2023
Examining the legitimacy of the World Anti-Doping Agency, this book offers a critical analysis of the anti-doping system and the social and behavioural processes that shape policy, asking why the current system is failing. Featuring in-depth, contemporary case studies from around the world, ...
Match-Fixing in Sport: Comparative Studies from Australia, Japan, Korea and Beyond
1st Edition
Edited
By Stacey Steele, Hayden Opie
February 25, 2020
Match-fixing represents a greater potential threat to the integrity of sport than doping. It has been linked to organised crime, illegal drugs and money-laundering. Law enforcement and sporting authorities are struggling to establish legal and regulatory responses to this emerging threat, ...
Corruption in Sport: Causes, Consequences, and Reform
1st Edition
Edited
By Lisa A. Kihl
November 28, 2019
Corruption in the sport industry is a pervasive issue that threatens the integrity of sport as an institution. From doping and match-fixing to money laundering, corruption should be a concern to anybody interested in sport policy, management, governance, or ethics. This is the first book to explore...