The Diplomatic Context of Doping in the Former German Democratic Republic: A Revisionist Examination |
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| Authors: | Thomas M Hunt Paul Dimeo Matthew T Bowers Scott R Jedlicka |
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| Institution: | 1. H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports, Department of Kinesiology &2. Health Education , University of Texas at Austin , Austin , USA tmhunt@austin.utexas.edu;4. School of Sport, University of Stirling , Stirling , UK;5. Department of Kinesiology and Health Education , University of Texas at Austin , Austin , TX , USA |
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| Abstract: | Paying particular attention to political dynamics within the Eastern-bloc, this article seeks to outline the diplomatic context of what remains the most notorious episode of state-level doping in modern sport history: the cold war-era doping program run by the German Democratic Republic's Stasi national security police and intelligence organisation. To do so, it aims to integrate archival research on the subject with high-level geopolitical analysis. This approach offers more nuanced perspectives on the diplomatic meaning of sport and performance-enhancement in East Germany than is present in the existing literature. |
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| Keywords: | doping East Germany Soviet Union politics |
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