Professor Michael McNamee

Professor

Sport and Exercise Sciences

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About

Mike McNamee is Professor of Applied Ethics.

He has dual backgrounds and qualifications in philosophy and in sports sciences. He has published several books including Sports, Virtues and Vices (Routledge, 2008) and Sport, Medicine, Ethics (Routledge, 2016), Bioethics, Genetics, and Sport (Routledge, 2018).

He is the Founding Editor of the international journal “Sport, Ethics and Philosophy (2007-17), and Co-Editor of Routledge’s “Sport Ethics” book series (1998-). His work has been funded by various national research councils and the European Commission, in topics ranging from anti doping; eating disorders in sports; ethics of innovative sports medicine; human enhancement ethics and policy.

He is Programme Director of a consortium of six European Universities in a new Erasmus+ funded Master Degree in Sport Ethics and Integrity www.maisi-project.eu. Mike has served as an expert ethicist for a number of organisations including UN Office on Drugs and Crime, and the Clinical Ethics and Clinical Effectiveness Committees in Wales, UK. He is a member of the Ethics Expert Group of the World Anti Doping Agency, and is Chair of the Independent Ethics Committee of South Wales Police.

Areas Of Expertise

Anti Doping Policy and Ethics
Sports Ethics
Genetic Ethics
Medical Ethics
Research Ethics

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

Anti doping

Sport Ethics

Sport and Bioethics

Award Highlights Collaborations

Publications

Research Highlights

Tan, J., Calitri, R., Bloodworth, A., & McNamee, M. (2016). Understanding Eating Disorders in Elite Gymnastics. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 35(2), 275-292.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2015.10.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa21358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2015.10.002
Bloodworth, A., McNamee, M., & Tan, J. (2017). Autonomy, eating disorders and elite gymnastics: ethical and conceptual issues. Sport, Education and Society, 22(8), 878-889.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2015.1107829, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24313
Bloodworth, A. & McNamee, M. (2017). Sport, Society, and Anti-Doping Policy: An Ethical Overview. Acute Topics in Anti-Doping (pp. 177-185). S. Karger AG
https://doi.org/10.1159/000460748, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34545
Bloodworth, A., McNamee, M., & Jaques, R. (2018). Morgan’s Conventionalism versus WADA’s Use of the Prohibited List: The Case of Thyroxine. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 12(4), 401-415.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2018.1509116, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa43264
McNamee, M. & Harvey, A. (n.d.) Sport Integrity: Ethics, Policy and Practice: An Introduction. Journal of Global Sport Management, 4(1), 1-7.
https://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2018.1542606, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa49002
Evans, R. & McNamee, M. (2021). Sports Betting, Horse Racing and Nanobiosensors – An Ethical Evaluation. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 15(2), 208-226.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2020.1727946, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53633
Coveney, C., Faulkner, A., Gabe, J., & McNamee, M. (2020). Beyond the orthodox/CAM dichotomy: Exploring therapeutic decision making, reasoning and practice in the therapeutic landscapes of elite sports medicine. Social Science & Medicine, 251
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112905, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53735
Campbell, M. & McNamee, M. (2021). Ethics, Genetic Technologies and Equine Sports: The Prospect of Regulation of a Modified Therapeutic Use Exemption Policy. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 15(2), 227-250.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2020.1737204, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53856
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2020.1737204
Campbell, M. & McNamee, M. (2020). Is genetic editing of equine embryos ethical?. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 89, 103064
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2020.103064, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54507
Camporesi, S. & McNamee, M. (2020). Gene Transfer for Pain: A tool to cope with the intractable, or an unethical endurance-enhancing technology?. In Arthur L. Caplan, Brendan Parent (Ed.), The Ethical Challenges of Emerging Medical Technologies (pp. 395-406). Routledge
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003074984-33, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55754
Petróczi, A., Backhouse, S., Boardley, I., Saugy, M., Pitsiladis, Y., Viret, M., Ioannidis, G., Ohl, F., Loland, S., & McNamee, M. (2021). ‘Clean athlete status’ cannot be certified: Calling for caution, evidence and transparency in ‘alternative’ anti-doping systems. International Journal of Drug Policy, 93, 103030
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.103030, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55845
Ardern, C., Ekås, G., Grindem, H., Moksnes, H., Anderson, A., Chotel, F., Cohen, M., Forssblad, M., Ganley, T., Feller, J., Karlsson, J., Kocher, M., LaPrade, R., McNamee, M., Mandelbaum, B., Micheli, L., Mohtadi, N., Reider, B., Roe, J...., & McNamee, M. (2019). 2018 International Olympic Committee consensus statement. Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 35(2), 98-122.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orthtr.2019.04.050, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa50290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orthtr.2019.04.050
Frias, F. & McNamee, M. (2019). Brain-Injured Footballers, Voluntary Choice and Social Goods. A Reply to Corlett. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2019.1583273, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa49149
Loland, S. & McNamee, M. (2019). The ‘spirit of sport’, WADAs code review, and the search for an overlapping consensus. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 11(2), 325-339.
https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2019.1581646, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2019.1581646
Bloodworth, A., Cox, L., & McNamee, M. (2018). What to do with the TUE process? Bradley Wiggins, therapeutic use, and data sharing. Doping in Cycling (pp. 220-233). Routledge
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351103879-17, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48071
Ardern, C., Grindem, H., Ekås, G., Seil, R., & McNamee, M. (2018). Applying ethical standards to guide shared decision-making with youth athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine, bjsports-2018-099183
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099183, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40971
McNamee, M., Parnell, R., & McNamee, M. (n.d.) Paralympic Philosophy and Ethics. The Palgrave Handbook of Paralympic Studies (pp. 461-478). Palgrave Macmillan
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-47901-3_21, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40300
Camporesi, S. & McNamee, M. (2018). Bioethics, Genetics and Sport (1st ed. ed.). Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315709253, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39365
https://www.routledge.com/Bioethics-Genetics-and-Sport/Camporesi-McNamee/p/book/9781138892248
McNamee, M. (2017). Paralympism, Paralympic values and disability sport: a conceptual and ethical critique. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(2), 201-209.
https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1095247, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa23070
Frias, F. & McNamee, M. (2017). Ethics, Brain Injuries, and Sports: Prohibition, Reform, and Prudence. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 11(3), 264-280.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2017.1342688, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34549
McNamee, M., Coveney, C., Faulkner, A., & Gabe, J. (2018). Ethics, Evidence Based Sports Medicine, and the Use of Platelet Rich Plasma in the English Premier League. Health Care Analysis, 26(4), 344-361.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-017-0345-7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34675
Borry, P., Caulfield, T., Estivill, X., Loland, S., McNamee, M., & Knoppers, B. (2018). Geolocalisation of athletes for out-of-competition drug testing: ethical considerations. Position statement by the WADA Ethics Panel. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(7), 456-459.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098299, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39474
Faulkner, A., McNamee, M., Coveney, C., & Gabe, J. (2017). Where biomedicalisation and magic meet: Therapeutic innovations of elite sports injury in British professional football and cycling. Social Science & Medicine, 178, 136-143.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.02.011, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31894
Guy, O., Evans, R., McNamee, M., & Guy, O. (2016). Ethics, Nanobiosensors and Elite Sport: The Need for a New Governance Framework. Science and Engineering Ethics
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-016-9855-1, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31723
Ardern, C., Ekås, G., Grindem, H., Moksnes, H., Anderson, A., Chotel, F., Cohen, M., Forssblad, M., Ganley, T., Feller, J., Karlsson, J., Kocher, M., LaPrade, R., McNamee, M., Mandelbaum, B., Micheli, L., Mohtadi, N., Reider, B., Roe, J...., & Engebretsen, L. (2018). 2018 International Olympic Committee consensus statement on prevention, diagnosis and management of paediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(7), 422-438.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099060, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39475
Cox, L., Bloodworth, A., & McNamee, M. (2017). Olympic Doping, Transparency, and the Therapeutic Exemption Process. Diagoras, 1, 55-74.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36798
http://www.diagorasjournal.com/index.php/diagoras/article/view/8
Hainline, B., Derman, W., Vernec, A., Budgett, R., Deie, M., Dvořák, J., Harle, C., Herring, S., McNamee, M., Meeuwisse, W., Lorimer Moseley, G., Omololu, B., Orchard, J., Pipe, A., Pluim, B., Ræder, J., Siebert, C., Stewart, M., Stuart, M...., & McNamee, M. (2017). International Olympic Committee consensus statement on pain management in elite athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(17), 1245-1258.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097884, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34956
Camporesi, S., McNamee, M., & McNamee, M. (2017). Philosophy of Sports Medicine. Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine -755). Springer
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_33, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39080
Camporesi, S. & McNamee, M. (2014). Performance enhancement, elite athletes and anti doping governance: comparing human guinea pigs in pharmaceutical research and professional sports. Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 9(1), 4
https://doi.org/10.1186/1747-5341-9-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19664
Camporesi, S., McNamee, M., & McNamee, M. (2016). Ethics, genetic testing, and athletic talent: children's best interests, and the right to an open (athletic) future. Physiological Genomics, 48(3), 191-195.
https://doi.org/10.1152/physiolgenomics.00104.2015, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31724
McNamee, M. (2016). Football and philosophy. Routledge Handbook of Football Studies (pp. 245-254). Taylor and Francis Inc.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203066430, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35088
Webborn, N., Williams, A., McNamee, M., Bouchard, C., Pitsiladis, Y., Ahmetov, I., Ashley, E., Byrne, N., Camporesi, S., Collins, M., Dijkstra, P., Eynon, N., Fuku, N., Garton, F., Hoppe, N., Holm, S., Kaye, J., Klissouras, V., Lucia, A...., & Wang, G. (2015). Direct-to-consumer genetic testing for predicting sports performance and talent identification: Consensus statement. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(23), 1486-1491.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-095343, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24478
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-095343
McNamee, M., Partridge, B., & Anderson, L. (2016). Concussion Ethics and Sports Medicine. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 35(2), 257-267.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2015.10.008, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa23865
McNamee, M., Partridge, B., & Anderson, L. (2015). Concussion in Sport: Conceptual and Ethical Issues. Kinesiology Review, 4(2), 190-202.
https://doi.org/10.1123/kr.2015-0011, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22229
McNamee, M. (2016). Sport, Education and Social Policy. Sport, Education and Social Policy: The state of the social sciences of sport Taylor & Frances ebooks
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315404868, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34832
Loland, S., McNamee, M., & McNamee, M. (2017). Philosophical reflections on the mission of the European College of Sport Science: Challenges and opportunities. European Journal of Sport Science, 17(1), 63-69.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2016.1210238, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31725
Hauw, D. & McNamee, M. (2015). A critical analysis of three psychological research programs of doping behaviour. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 16, 140-148.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.03.010, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19666
McNamee, M., Savulescu, J., & Willick, S. (2014). Ethical Considerations in Paralympic Sport: When Are Elective Treatments Allowable to Improve Sports Performance?. PM&R, 6(8), S66-S75.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2014.07.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19665
McNamee, M. (2012). The Spirit of Sport and the Medicalisation of Anti-Doping: Empirical and Normative Ethics. Asian Bioethics Review, 4(4), 374-392.
https://doi.org/10.1353/asb.2012.0032, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa13891
http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/asian_bioethics_review/v004/4.4.mcnamee.html
Fry, J., McNamee, M., & McNamee, M. (2017). Sport, Ethics, and Neurophilosophy. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 1-5.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2017.1342687, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34561
Camporesi, S., McNamee, M., & McNamee, M. (2012). Gene Transfer for Pain: A tool to cope with the intractable, or an unethical enduranceenhancing technology?. Life Sciences, Society and Policy, 8(1), 20-31.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-5354-8-1-20, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14115
McNamee, M. (2011). Shifting boundaries in sports technology and disability, is this equal rights or unfair advantage? A multidisciplinary analysis of Oscar Pistorius' Olympic Games eligibility. Disability and Society, 26(5)
https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2011.589197, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10354
McNamee, M. (2009). Beyond Consent? Paternalism and Pediatric Doping. Journal of the Philosphy of Sport, 36(2), 111-126.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00948705.2009.9714751, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa8983
McNamee, M. (2008). Sports, virtues and vices: morality plays Routledge.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14114
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415194099/
McNamee, M. (2007). Nursing Schadenfreude: The culpability of emotional construction. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 10(3), 289
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-007-9051-9, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1262
McNamee, M. & McNamee, M. (2006). Transhumanism, medical technology and slippery slopes. Journal of Medical Ethics, 32(9), 513
https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2005.013789, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1261
Bloodworth, A. & McNamee, M. (2010). Clean Olympians? Doping and anti-doping: The views of talented young British athletes. International Journal of Drug Policy, 21(4), 276-282.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.11.009, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa8895
Bloodworth, A., Petróczi, A., Bailey, R., Pearce, G., & McNamee, M. (2012). Doping and supplementation: the attitudes of talented young athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 22(2), 293-301.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01239.x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa8896
Tan, J., Bloodworth, A., McNamee, M., & Hewitt, J. (2014). Investigating eating disorders in elite gymnasts: Conceptual, ethical and methodological issues. European Journal of Sport Science, 14(1), 60-68.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2012.728632, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa9015
Triviño, J., Frias, F., & McNamee, M. (2022). Ethical and Legal Implications of Third-Party Incentives to Win Matches in European Football. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 16(1), 66-80.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2021.1890195, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56740
McNamee, M., Parnell, R., & Vanlandewijck, Y. (2021). Fairness, technology and the ethics of Paralympic sport classification. European Journal of Sport Science, 21(11), 1-9.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2021.1961022, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57910
McNamee, M. (2017). Ethics, Paediatric Doping and the Limitations of Gillick Consent. Ethics, Law and Society (pp. 289-302). Routledge
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315094328-22, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62168
McNamee, M., Anderson, L., Borry, P., Camporesi, S., Derman, W., Holm, S., Knox, T., Leuridan, B., Loland, S., Frias, F., Lorusso, L., Malcolm, D., McArdle, D., Partridge, B., Schramme, T., & Weed, M. (2023). Sport-related concussion research agenda beyond medical science: culture, ethics, science, policy. Journal of Medical Ethics, 0
https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2022-108812, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62799
Cox, L., McNamee, M., Petróczi, A., & Bloodworth, A. (n.d.) Why size matters; rugby union and doping. Performance Enhancement & Health, 100250
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2023.100250, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63068
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2023.100250
Patricios, J., Schneider, K., Dvorak, J., Ahmed, O., Blauwet, C., Cantu, R., Davis, G., Echemendia, R., Makdissi, M., McNamee, M., Broglio, S., Emery, C., Feddermann-Demont, N., Fuller, G., Giza, C., Guskiewicz, K., Hainline, B., Iverson, G., Kutcher, J...., & Meeuwisse, W. (2023). Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport–Amsterdam, October 2022. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(11), 695-711.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106898, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63686
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106898
Schneider, K., Patricios, J., Meeuwisse, W., Schneider, G., Hayden, K., Premji, Z., Ahmed, O., Blauwet, C., Broglio, S., Cantu, R., Davis, G., Dvorak, J., Echemendia, R., Emery, C., Iverson, G., Leddy, J., Makdissi, M., McCrea, M., McNamee, M...., & Cassidy, J. (2023). Amsterdam 2022 process: A summary of the methodology for the Amsterdam International Consensus on Concussion in Sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(11), 712-721.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-106663, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-106663
Iverson, G., Castellani, R., Cassidy, J., Schneider, G., Schneider, K., Echemendia, R., Bailes, J., Hayden, K., Koerte, I., Manley, G., McNamee, M., Patricios, J., Tator, C., Cantu, R., & Dvorak, J. (2023). Examining later-in-life health risks associated with sport-related concussion and repetitive head impacts: a systematic review of case-control and cohort studies. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(12), 810-821.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106890, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63688
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106890
Makdissi, M., Critchley, M., Cantu, R., Caron, J., Davis, G., Echemendia, R., Fremont, P., Hayden, K., Herring, S., Hinds, S., Jordan, B., Kemp, S., McNamee, M., Maddocks, D., Nagahiro, S., Patricios, J., Putukian, M., Turner, M., Sick, S., & Schneider, K. (2023). When should an athlete retire or discontinue participating in contact or collision sports following sport-related concussion? A systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(12), 822-830.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106815, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106815
Campos, M., Borry, P., & McNamee, M. (2023). Can I use the placebo effect to treat injured or Ill athletes?. In Hurst, P., & Beedie, C (Ed.), Placebo Effects in Sport and Exercise (pp. 169-181). Routledge
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003229001-15, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64155
http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003229001-15
Cox, L., Bloodworth, A., & McNamee, M. (2022). Doping in recreational Welsh Rugby Union; Athletes’ beliefs and perceptions related to Anti-Doping policy and practice. Performance Enhancement and Health, 10(2), 100211
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2021.100211, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64686
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2021.100211
Davis, G., Schneider, K., Anderson, V., Babl, F., Barlow, K., Blauwet, C., Bressan, S., Broglio, S., Emery, C., Echemendia, R., Gagnon, I., Gioia, G., Giza, C., Leddy, J., Master, C., McCrea, M., McNamee, M., Meehan, W., Purcell, L...., & Patricios, J. (2024). Pediatric Sport-Related Concussion: Recommendations From the Amsterdam Consensus Statement 2023. Pediatrics, 153(1)
https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-063489, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-063489
Williams, A., Heffernan, S., Herbert, A., Hamilton, B., Sánchez, F., Gollish, S., Rutherford, A., Montgomery, H., McNamee, M., Camporesi, S., Ospina‐Betancurt, J., FIFE, N., Cox, L., Holt, R., Pitsiladis, Y., Malinsky, F., Guppy, F., Pape, M., Vilain, E...., & Stebbings, G. (2024). Fair and Safe Eligibility Criteria for Women's Sport: The Proposed Testing Regime Is Not Justified, Ethical, or Viable. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 34(11), e14753
https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14753, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68157
Frias, F. & McNamee, M. (2024). Autonomy, relationality, and brain-injured athletes: a critical examination of the Concussion in Sport Group’s Consensus Statements between 2001 and 2023. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 18(3-4), 383-403.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2024.2363379, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68468
Makitov, A., Vanlandewijck, Y., & McNamee, M. (2024). Intentional misrepresentation of abilities in Paralympic sport: a conceptual, ethical and legal analysis. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 0, 1-18.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2024.2432950, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68612

All Research

Journal Articles

Makitov, A., Vanlandewijck, Y., & McNamee, M. (2024). Intentional misrepresentation of abilities in Paralympic sport: a conceptual, ethical and legal analysis. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 0, 1-18.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2024.2432950, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68612
Williams, A., Heffernan, S., Herbert, A., Hamilton, B., Sánchez, F., Gollish, S., Rutherford, A., Montgomery, H., McNamee, M., Camporesi, S., Ospina‐Betancurt, J., FIFE, N., Cox, L., Holt, R., Pitsiladis, Y., Malinsky, F., Guppy, F., Pape, M., Vilain, E...., & Stebbings, G. (2024). Fair and Safe Eligibility Criteria for Women's Sport: The Proposed Testing Regime Is Not Justified, Ethical, or Viable. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 34(11), e14753
https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14753, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68157
Frias, F. & McNamee, M. (2024). Autonomy, relationality, and brain-injured athletes: a critical examination of the Concussion in Sport Group’s Consensus Statements between 2001 and 2023. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 18(3-4), 383-403.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2024.2363379, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68468
Davis, G., Schneider, K., Anderson, V., Babl, F., Barlow, K., Blauwet, C., Bressan, S., Broglio, S., Emery, C., Echemendia, R., Gagnon, I., Gioia, G., Giza, C., Leddy, J., Master, C., McCrea, M., McNamee, M., Meehan, W., Purcell, L...., & Patricios, J. (2024). Pediatric Sport-Related Concussion: Recommendations From the Amsterdam Consensus Statement 2023. Pediatrics, 153(1)
https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-063489, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-063489
Patricios, J., Schneider, K., Dvorak, J., Ahmed, O., Blauwet, C., Cantu, R., Davis, G., Echemendia, R., Makdissi, M., McNamee, M., Broglio, S., Emery, C., Feddermann-Demont, N., Fuller, G., Giza, C., Guskiewicz, K., Hainline, B., Iverson, G., Kutcher, J...., & Meeuwisse, W. (2023). Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport–Amsterdam, October 2022. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(11), 695-711.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106898, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63686
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106898
Schneider, K., Patricios, J., Meeuwisse, W., Schneider, G., Hayden, K., Premji, Z., Ahmed, O., Blauwet, C., Broglio, S., Cantu, R., Davis, G., Dvorak, J., Echemendia, R., Emery, C., Iverson, G., Leddy, J., Makdissi, M., McCrea, M., McNamee, M...., & Cassidy, J. (2023). Amsterdam 2022 process: A summary of the methodology for the Amsterdam International Consensus on Concussion in Sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(11), 712-721.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-106663, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-106663
Iverson, G., Castellani, R., Cassidy, J., Schneider, G., Schneider, K., Echemendia, R., Bailes, J., Hayden, K., Koerte, I., Manley, G., McNamee, M., Patricios, J., Tator, C., Cantu, R., & Dvorak, J. (2023). Examining later-in-life health risks associated with sport-related concussion and repetitive head impacts: a systematic review of case-control and cohort studies. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(12), 810-821.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106890, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63688
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106890
Makdissi, M., Critchley, M., Cantu, R., Caron, J., Davis, G., Echemendia, R., Fremont, P., Hayden, K., Herring, S., Hinds, S., Jordan, B., Kemp, S., McNamee, M., Maddocks, D., Nagahiro, S., Patricios, J., Putukian, M., Turner, M., Sick, S., & Schneider, K. (2023). When should an athlete retire or discontinue participating in contact or collision sports following sport-related concussion? A systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(12), 822-830.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106815, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106815
McNamee, M., Anderson, L., Borry, P., Camporesi, S., Derman, W., Holm, S., Knox, T., Leuridan, B., Loland, S., Frias, F., Lorusso, L., Malcolm, D., McArdle, D., Partridge, B., Schramme, T., & Weed, M. (2023). Sport-related concussion research agenda beyond medical science: culture, ethics, science, policy. Journal of Medical Ethics, 0
https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2022-108812, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62799
Cox, L., Bloodworth, A., & McNamee, M. (2022). Doping in recreational Welsh Rugby Union; Athletes’ beliefs and perceptions related to Anti-Doping policy and practice. Performance Enhancement and Health, 10(2), 100211
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2021.100211, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64686
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2021.100211
Triviño, J., Frias, F., & McNamee, M. (2022). Ethical and Legal Implications of Third-Party Incentives to Win Matches in European Football. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 16(1), 66-80.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2021.1890195, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56740
McNamee, M., Parnell, R., & Vanlandewijck, Y. (2021). Fairness, technology and the ethics of Paralympic sport classification. European Journal of Sport Science, 21(11), 1-9.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2021.1961022, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57910
Petróczi, A., Backhouse, S., Boardley, I., Saugy, M., Pitsiladis, Y., Viret, M., Ioannidis, G., Ohl, F., Loland, S., & McNamee, M. (2021). ‘Clean athlete status’ cannot be certified: Calling for caution, evidence and transparency in ‘alternative’ anti-doping systems. International Journal of Drug Policy, 93, 103030
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.103030, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55845
Evans, R. & McNamee, M. (2021). Sports Betting, Horse Racing and Nanobiosensors – An Ethical Evaluation. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 15(2), 208-226.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2020.1727946, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53633
Campbell, M. & McNamee, M. (2021). Ethics, Genetic Technologies and Equine Sports: The Prospect of Regulation of a Modified Therapeutic Use Exemption Policy. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 15(2), 227-250.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2020.1737204, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53856
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2020.1737204
Campbell, M. & McNamee, M. (2020). Is genetic editing of equine embryos ethical?. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 89, 103064
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2020.103064, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54507
Coveney, C., Faulkner, A., Gabe, J., & McNamee, M. (2020). Beyond the orthodox/CAM dichotomy: Exploring therapeutic decision making, reasoning and practice in the therapeutic landscapes of elite sports medicine. Social Science & Medicine, 251
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112905, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53735
Frias, F. & McNamee, M. (2019). Brain-Injured Footballers, Voluntary Choice and Social Goods. A Reply to Corlett. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2019.1583273, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa49149
Ardern, C., Ekås, G., Grindem, H., Moksnes, H., Anderson, A., Chotel, F., Cohen, M., Forssblad, M., Ganley, T., Feller, J., Karlsson, J., Kocher, M., LaPrade, R., McNamee, M., Mandelbaum, B., Micheli, L., Mohtadi, N., Reider, B., Roe, J...., & McNamee, M. (2019). 2018 International Olympic Committee consensus statement. Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 35(2), 98-122.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orthtr.2019.04.050, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa50290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orthtr.2019.04.050
Loland, S. & McNamee, M. (2019). The ‘spirit of sport’, WADAs code review, and the search for an overlapping consensus. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 11(2), 325-339.
https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2019.1581646, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2019.1581646
Ardern, C., Grindem, H., Ekås, G., Seil, R., & McNamee, M. (2018). Applying ethical standards to guide shared decision-making with youth athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine, bjsports-2018-099183
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099183, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40971
Borry, P., Caulfield, T., Estivill, X., Loland, S., McNamee, M., & Knoppers, B. (2018). Geolocalisation of athletes for out-of-competition drug testing: ethical considerations. Position statement by the WADA Ethics Panel. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(7), 456-459.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098299, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39474
Ardern, C., Ekås, G., Grindem, H., Moksnes, H., Anderson, A., Chotel, F., Cohen, M., Forssblad, M., Ganley, T., Feller, J., Karlsson, J., Kocher, M., LaPrade, R., McNamee, M., Mandelbaum, B., Micheli, L., Mohtadi, N., Reider, B., Roe, J...., & Engebretsen, L. (2018). 2018 International Olympic Committee consensus statement on prevention, diagnosis and management of paediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(7), 422-438.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099060, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39475
McNamee, M., Coveney, C., Faulkner, A., & Gabe, J. (2018). Ethics, Evidence Based Sports Medicine, and the Use of Platelet Rich Plasma in the English Premier League. Health Care Analysis, 26(4), 344-361.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-017-0345-7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34675
Bloodworth, A., McNamee, M., & Jaques, R. (2018). Morgan’s Conventionalism versus WADA’s Use of the Prohibited List: The Case of Thyroxine. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 12(4), 401-415.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2018.1509116, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa43264
McNamee, M. (2017). Paralympism, Paralympic values and disability sport: a conceptual and ethical critique. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(2), 201-209.
https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1095247, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa23070
Frias, F. & McNamee, M. (2017). Ethics, Brain Injuries, and Sports: Prohibition, Reform, and Prudence. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 11(3), 264-280.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2017.1342688, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34549
Loland, S., McNamee, M., & McNamee, M. (2017). Philosophical reflections on the mission of the European College of Sport Science: Challenges and opportunities. European Journal of Sport Science, 17(1), 63-69.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2016.1210238, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31725
Fry, J., McNamee, M., & McNamee, M. (2017). Sport, Ethics, and Neurophilosophy. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 1-5.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2017.1342687, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34561
Bloodworth, A., McNamee, M., & Tan, J. (2017). Autonomy, eating disorders and elite gymnastics: ethical and conceptual issues. Sport, Education and Society, 22(8), 878-889.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2015.1107829, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24313
Cox, L., Bloodworth, A., & McNamee, M. (2017). Olympic Doping, Transparency, and the Therapeutic Exemption Process. Diagoras, 1, 55-74.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36798
http://www.diagorasjournal.com/index.php/diagoras/article/view/8
Hainline, B., Derman, W., Vernec, A., Budgett, R., Deie, M., Dvořák, J., Harle, C., Herring, S., McNamee, M., Meeuwisse, W., Lorimer Moseley, G., Omololu, B., Orchard, J., Pipe, A., Pluim, B., Ræder, J., Siebert, C., Stewart, M., Stuart, M...., & McNamee, M. (2017). International Olympic Committee consensus statement on pain management in elite athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(17), 1245-1258.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097884, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34956
Faulkner, A., McNamee, M., Coveney, C., & Gabe, J. (2017). Where biomedicalisation and magic meet: Therapeutic innovations of elite sports injury in British professional football and cycling. Social Science & Medicine, 178, 136-143.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.02.011, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31894
Guy, O., Evans, R., McNamee, M., & Guy, O. (2016). Ethics, Nanobiosensors and Elite Sport: The Need for a New Governance Framework. Science and Engineering Ethics
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-016-9855-1, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31723
McNamee, M., Partridge, B., & Anderson, L. (2016). Concussion Ethics and Sports Medicine. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 35(2), 257-267.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2015.10.008, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa23865
Tan, J., Calitri, R., Bloodworth, A., & McNamee, M. (2016). Understanding Eating Disorders in Elite Gymnastics. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 35(2), 275-292.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2015.10.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa21358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2015.10.002
Camporesi, S., McNamee, M., & McNamee, M. (2016). Ethics, genetic testing, and athletic talent: children's best interests, and the right to an open (athletic) future. Physiological Genomics, 48(3), 191-195.
https://doi.org/10.1152/physiolgenomics.00104.2015, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31724
McNamee, M., Partridge, B., & Anderson, L. (2015). Concussion in Sport: Conceptual and Ethical Issues. Kinesiology Review, 4(2), 190-202.
https://doi.org/10.1123/kr.2015-0011, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22229
Webborn, N., Williams, A., McNamee, M., Bouchard, C., Pitsiladis, Y., Ahmetov, I., Ashley, E., Byrne, N., Camporesi, S., Collins, M., Dijkstra, P., Eynon, N., Fuku, N., Garton, F., Hoppe, N., Holm, S., Kaye, J., Klissouras, V., Lucia, A...., & Wang, G. (2015). Direct-to-consumer genetic testing for predicting sports performance and talent identification: Consensus statement. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(23), 1486-1491.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-095343, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24478
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-095343
Hauw, D. & McNamee, M. (2015). A critical analysis of three psychological research programs of doping behaviour. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 16, 140-148.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.03.010, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19666
Camporesi, S. & McNamee, M. (2014). Performance enhancement, elite athletes and anti doping governance: comparing human guinea pigs in pharmaceutical research and professional sports. Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 9(1), 4
https://doi.org/10.1186/1747-5341-9-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19664
McNamee, M., Savulescu, J., & Willick, S. (2014). Ethical Considerations in Paralympic Sport: When Are Elective Treatments Allowable to Improve Sports Performance?. PM&R, 6(8), S66-S75.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2014.07.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19665
Tan, J., Bloodworth, A., McNamee, M., & Hewitt, J. (2014). Investigating eating disorders in elite gymnasts: Conceptual, ethical and methodological issues. European Journal of Sport Science, 14(1), 60-68.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2012.728632, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa9015
McNamee, M. (2012). The Spirit of Sport and the Medicalisation of Anti-Doping: Empirical and Normative Ethics. Asian Bioethics Review, 4(4), 374-392.
https://doi.org/10.1353/asb.2012.0032, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa13891
http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/asian_bioethics_review/v004/4.4.mcnamee.html
Camporesi, S., McNamee, M., & McNamee, M. (2012). Gene Transfer for Pain: A tool to cope with the intractable, or an unethical enduranceenhancing technology?. Life Sciences, Society and Policy, 8(1), 20-31.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-5354-8-1-20, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14115
Bloodworth, A., Petróczi, A., Bailey, R., Pearce, G., & McNamee, M. (2012). Doping and supplementation: the attitudes of talented young athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 22(2), 293-301.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01239.x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa8896
McNamee, M. (2011). Shifting boundaries in sports technology and disability, is this equal rights or unfair advantage? A multidisciplinary analysis of Oscar Pistorius' Olympic Games eligibility. Disability and Society, 26(5)
https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2011.589197, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa10354
Bloodworth, A. & McNamee, M. (2010). Clean Olympians? Doping and anti-doping: The views of talented young British athletes. International Journal of Drug Policy, 21(4), 276-282.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.11.009, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa8895
McNamee, M. (2009). Beyond Consent? Paternalism and Pediatric Doping. Journal of the Philosphy of Sport, 36(2), 111-126.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00948705.2009.9714751, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa8983
McNamee, M. (2007). Nursing Schadenfreude: The culpability of emotional construction. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 10(3), 289
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-007-9051-9, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1262
McNamee, M. & McNamee, M. (2006). Transhumanism, medical technology and slippery slopes. Journal of Medical Ethics, 32(9), 513
https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2005.013789, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1261
McNamee, M. & Harvey, A. (n.d.) Sport Integrity: Ethics, Policy and Practice: An Introduction. Journal of Global Sport Management, 4(1), 1-7.
https://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2018.1542606, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa49002
Cox, L., McNamee, M., Petróczi, A., & Bloodworth, A. (n.d.) Why size matters; rugby union and doping. Performance Enhancement & Health, 100250
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2023.100250, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63068
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2023.100250

Authored Books

Camporesi, S. & McNamee, M. (2018). Bioethics, Genetics and Sport (1st ed. ed.). Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315709253, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39365
https://www.routledge.com/Bioethics-Genetics-and-Sport/Camporesi-McNamee/p/book/9781138892248
McNamee, M. (2008). Sports, virtues and vices: morality plays Routledge.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14114
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415194099/

Book Chapters

Campos, M., Borry, P., & McNamee, M. (2023). Can I use the placebo effect to treat injured or Ill athletes?. In Hurst, P., & Beedie, C (Ed.), Placebo Effects in Sport and Exercise (pp. 169-181). Routledge
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003229001-15, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64155
http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003229001-15
Camporesi, S. & McNamee, M. (2020). Gene Transfer for Pain: A tool to cope with the intractable, or an unethical endurance-enhancing technology?. In Arthur L. Caplan, Brendan Parent (Ed.), The Ethical Challenges of Emerging Medical Technologies (pp. 395-406). Routledge
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003074984-33, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55754
Bloodworth, A., Cox, L., & McNamee, M. (2018). What to do with the TUE process? Bradley Wiggins, therapeutic use, and data sharing. Doping in Cycling (pp. 220-233). Routledge
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351103879-17, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48071
Camporesi, S., McNamee, M., & McNamee, M. (2017). Philosophy of Sports Medicine. Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine -755). Springer
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_33, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39080
McNamee, M. (2017). Ethics, Paediatric Doping and the Limitations of Gillick Consent. Ethics, Law and Society (pp. 289-302). Routledge
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315094328-22, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62168
Bloodworth, A. & McNamee, M. (2017). Sport, Society, and Anti-Doping Policy: An Ethical Overview. Acute Topics in Anti-Doping (pp. 177-185). S. Karger AG
https://doi.org/10.1159/000460748, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34545
McNamee, M. (2016). Football and philosophy. Routledge Handbook of Football Studies (pp. 245-254). Taylor and Francis Inc.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203066430, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35088
McNamee, M. (2016). Sport, Education and Social Policy. Sport, Education and Social Policy: The state of the social sciences of sport Taylor & Frances ebooks
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315404868, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34832
McNamee, M., Parnell, R., & McNamee, M. (n.d.) Paralympic Philosophy and Ethics. The Palgrave Handbook of Paralympic Studies (pp. 461-478). Palgrave Macmillan
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-47901-3_21, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40300

Supervision

Understanding athletes' vulnerability to behaviours that threaten the integrity of sport (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Camilla Knight
Performance indicators for the impact of prevention of football competition manipulation (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Mr Luke Cox
The use of intelligence and investigations to uncover wrongdoing in sport: an ethical analysis«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /» (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Andrew Bloodworth
Reconstituting Constitutive Rules: A critical enquiry on method, rules and action in the philosophy of sport. (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr John William Devine
Ethical and Governance Challenges in Population Biobanking: the case of the global Anti-Doping Administration & Management System (awarded 2022)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof David Bewley-Taylor
Fair Equality of Opportunity: An Ethical Framework for Classification in Paralympic Sport (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Andrew Bloodworth
Are Anti-Doping Policies for Recreational Athletes Justified (current)

MSc

Other supervisor: Dr Andrew Bloodworth

Taught Modules

SRE700 Ethical theory, sports ethics and integrity

This module develops an advanced understanding of the need for ethical reasoning in decisionmaking about sport. It examines the role of philosophical concepts (e.g. autonomy, harm, and fairness), normative theories of sport (e.g. formalism, conventionalism, and broad internalism) and ethical theories (e.g. consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics) to rational decisionmaking in a sporting context. Consideration will be given to decisonmaking concerning practices, participation, and institutions within sport. Students will come to appreciate the often hidden role that ethical reasoning plays in critical argumentation about key personal and policy issues in sports and sport integrity, and the module will serve as an advanced introduction to the Philosophy of Sport literature.
SRE701 Anti doping-ethics, policy and practice

Doping is the most discussed issue in the discipline of sports ethics. This module interrogates the range of ethical and conceptual issues related to doping and anti doping policy.
SRE704 Research methods and skills

The ability to critically appraise literature, evaluate research, and conduct research studies is fundamental to developing the field of sport ethics and integrity. This module provides students with the opportunity to develop their understanding of research methods and skills and to apply this knowledge to answer research questions pertinent to the field.
SRE705 Olympism and the Olympic Movement

The purpose of this module is to explore the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Olympic Games and their evolution since the Games¿ inception in 776 B.C. Through instruction and experiential learning activities, students will have the opportunity to analyse, compare and contrast the relationship of the Olympic Movement with the ethics and philosophy of Olympism, and apply them to different cultures and societies. Furthermore, students will critically examine the collaborations and the accomplishments achieved by the Olympic Movement, and the challenges it faces, from a variety of viewpoints.
SRE706 Integrity, Dis/abilities and Welfare in Sport: Multi-disciplinary Perspectives

This module focuses on integrity issues on several levels, and consists of two components, the first dealing with able bodied sport and the second with disability sport. The moral integrity of the actors is extensively studied as a condition for the physical, psychological and sexual integrity of the athlete and everyone involved. Students learn to critically understand and evaluate human relations and power imbalances, effectively manage the integrity problems from which they arise, and creatively make use of the social and moral potential of (adapted) physical activity. Theoretical models and practical tools support the learning processes both components.
SRE707 Sport values, fair play and integrity

This module will present three core themes: values in sport, fair play and the ethics of sport, and sporting integrity. The first section, on values in sport, includes discussions on the nature of sport ¿ analytical approaches to the concept of sport; phenomenological analysis of the athlete; investigations of the nature of sporting experience, intrinsic and extrinsic values in sport, and Olympism and its principal humanistic values. The second section, on fair play and the ethics of sport, will focus on foundational issues in the understanding of ethical approaches to the most important problems facing sport as a practical enterprise, as a source of personal value, and as a social institution. We shall especially consider the nature of integrity as applied to sport, and will examine particular issues, such as, match-fixing and gambling and other contemporary ethical issues. The third section will show how all of the above is required background for an understanding of varieties of sporting integrity, such as: Personal integrity: the behavior of individuals in a sporting context, whether they be players, coaches, referees, administrators, etc. Organizational integrity: the professional integrity of the organization as a whole, as well as the personal integrity of sport administrators, and others working in sport organizations. Procedural integrity: the logic and value of sport as a social practice with a focus on the integrity of the sporting event.
SRE708 Governance, Law and Sport integrity

This module develops a basic understanding of the International Governance of Sports. It will provide an analysis of the structure of the main International Sports Associations and the role of body-governments at different levels of professional sports. Discipline in sports, conflict resolution and responsibility of athletes, sports clubs and associations is another important aspect to study and analyze in this module. The importance to ensure equality and non discrimination in Sports, current and future threats in sports and how to deal with legal instruments in order to prevent and prosecute them will be another important issue under review. Students will come to understand properly Ethics and integrity of sport organizations, ethical codes and ethical demands of sport governance as well as how to monitor compliance will be deeply analysed in the last part of the module.
SRE709 Sports management and integrity

This module deals with the often conflicting primacy of economic efficiency and win-maximisation on the one hand and ethical decision-making on the other. Against this background, the module illuminates significant ethical challenges that various actors in the management of sport face while trying to achieve their core missions and objectives. The concept of good governance as well as the range of policy measures which can be utilised to successfully address such challenges under institutional constraints will be outlined, as well as the political and commercial consequences of failing to respond to them.

Key Grants and Projects

Emerging Intersections of Biomedical Technology and Elite Sport: Institutions, Practices and Ethics 2013 - 2015

, Economic and Social Research Council, £446k
Ethical Aspects of Eating Disorders in Elite Gymnastics 2010 - 2012

, Economic and Social Research Council, £100k
Doping Policy, Ethics and Practice Seminar Series 2009 - 2010

, Economic and Social Research Council, £14k
ESRC Competition Scholarship M.A 1986 - 1986

, Economic and Social Research Council
ESRC Competition Scholarship PhD 1988 - 1988

, Economic and Social Research Council
Evaluating Ethics and Equity Policy and Practice 2002 - 2002

, Sport Scotland, £12k
Attitudes and Values Towards Doping and Anti Doping Policies and Practices 2006 - 2010

, UK Sport, £131k
Rugby Professionals’ Values and Norms 2003 - 2003

, with UK Sport, £11k
Tennis Coaches Values and Norms 2003 - 2003

, UK Sport, £9.5k
Valuing Sport Surveys 2001 - 2002

, UK Sport, £20k
Meta-analysis of Codes of Ethical Conduct in Sports 2000 - 2000

, UK Sport, £5k
Anticipating Doping Behaviour 2011 - 2011

, UK Anti Doping, £18k
PhD Scholarship Funding (External) “Understanding Doping and Risk Cultures in Elite Sport” 2012 - 2015

, UK Anti Doping
Genetics, Ethics and Sports Medicine Symposium Funding at ICSEMIS 2012 (Pre Olympic Scientific Congress) 2012 - 2012

, Wellcome Foundation, £5k
Physical Culture and Sport 2009
Framework 7 (Science and Society) “EPOCH: Ethical Expertise and Public Policy: The Case of Human Enhancement) 0

, European Union , €1.1M
Applied Ethics and Moral Theory Seminar Series 0

, Arts and Humanities Research Council, £43k
Rugby Spectators’ Perceptions of Un/Professional Sporting Conduct 0

, UK Sport, £11k

Other Roles

Visiting Professor, Olympic Chair Henri de Baillet Latour/Jaques, University of Ghent and Universitie Catholique de Louvain

2013 - 2014
Visiting Professor, Sports Ethics, Hunan University, China

2013 - 2016
New Zealand Erskine Fellow (Funded Visiting Professor), University of Canterbury

2012 - 2012
Fellow, European College of Sport Science

2008 - 2008
Editor in Chief, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy

2007 - 2007
Series Edtior, Ethics and Sports , Routledge 25 Volumes

1998 - 1998
Editorial Board Membership, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport

2000 - 2007
Editorial Board Membership, European Physical Education Review

2000 - Present
Editorial Board Membership, Leisure studies

2002 - 2004
International Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, International Journal of Sport and Health Sciences

2003 - Present
Editorial Board Membership, Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education

2003 - Present
Editorial Board Membership, Performance Enhancement and Health

2012 - Present
Guest Editor, International Journal of Sports Policy (with B. M. J. Houlihan)

2011 - 2011
Guest Editor, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice (with T. Schramme)

2011 - 2011
Guest Editor, European Journal of Sport Science, p44

2002 - 2002
Guest Editor, Professional Ethics, p.156 (with S. Dixon-Drewe)

2002 - 2002
Guest Editor, Journal of Philosophy of Education, p.209 (with D. Bridges)

2001 - 2001
External Committee Service, Swiss National Sciences Foundation

2013 - 2013
External Committee Service, Economic and Social Research Council

2012 - 2012
External Committee Service, Flanders Research Foundation

2010 - Present
External Committee Service, Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

2009 - Present
External Committee Service, Wellcome Trust: Research Foundation

2010 - Present
External Committee Service, Various International Professorial Appointment Committees

2006 - Present
Academic Member, Peer Review College, Economic and Social Research Council

2012 - 2014
UNESCO: Working Group Member/Moderator, MINEPS V: Commission 3 (Sport Integrity and Anti Corruption)

2012 - 2013
Group of Experts (Anti Doping), European Commission

2012 - 2013
Member, Cardiff & Vale National Health Trust, Organ Donation Committe

2009 - Present
Member, UK Sport Social Research Advisory Group

2007 - 2009
Member, Cardiff & Vale National Health Trust, Clinical Ethics Committee

2006 - Present
Member, Cardiff and Vale National Health Trust, Clinical Effectiveness

2006 - Present
Founding Vice Chair, European Philosophy of Sport Association

2007 - Present
External Examiner, MSc Medical Ethics and Law, Bristol University

2006 - 2009
Member, Scientific Committee, European College of Sport Science

2005 - 2013
Executive Member, European College of Sport Science

2003 - 2005
Founding Chair, British Philosophy of Sport Association

2005 - 2007
Member, Football Association Steering Group, Ethics and Sports Equity

2002 - 2002
External Examiner , BA Sport Development, University of Reading

2001 - 2004
Executive Member, International Council for Sport Science and Physical Education

2008 - 2012

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Understanding athletes' vulnerability to behaviours that threaten the integrity of sport (current)

Performance indicators for the impact of prevention of football competition manipulation (current)

The use of intelligence and investigations to uncover wrongdoing in sport: an ethical analysis«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /» (current)

Reconstituting Constitutive Rules: A critical enquiry on method, rules and action in the philosophy of sport. (current)

Ethical and Governance Challenges in Population Biobanking: the case of the global Anti-Doping Administration & Management System (awarded 2022)

Fair Equality of Opportunity: An Ethical Framework for Classification in Paralympic Sport (current)

Are Anti-Doping Policies for Recreational Athletes Justified (current)

SRE700 Ethical theory, sports ethics and integrity

SRE701 Anti doping-ethics, policy and practice

SRE704 Research methods and skills

SRE705 Olympism and the Olympic Movement

SRE706 Integrity, Dis/abilities and Welfare in Sport: Multi-disciplinary Perspectives

SRE707 Sport values, fair play and integrity

SRE708 Governance, Law and Sport integrity

SRE709 Sports management and integrity

Emerging Intersections of Biomedical Technology and Elite Sport: Institutions, Practices and Ethics 2013 - 2015

Ethical Aspects of Eating Disorders in Elite Gymnastics 2010 - 2012

Doping Policy, Ethics and Practice Seminar Series 2009 - 2010

ESRC Competition Scholarship M.A 1986 - 1986

ESRC Competition Scholarship PhD 1988 - 1988

Evaluating Ethics and Equity Policy and Practice 2002 - 2002

Attitudes and Values Towards Doping and Anti Doping Policies and Practices 2006 - 2010

Rugby Professionals’ Values and Norms 2003 - 2003

Tennis Coaches Values and Norms 2003 - 2003

Valuing Sport Surveys 2001 - 2002

Meta-analysis of Codes of Ethical Conduct in Sports 2000 - 2000

Anticipating Doping Behaviour 2011 - 2011

PhD Scholarship Funding (External) “Understanding Doping and Risk Cultures in Elite Sport” 2012 - 2015

Genetics, Ethics and Sports Medicine Symposium Funding at ICSEMIS 2012 (Pre Olympic Scientific Congress) 2012 - 2012

Physical Culture and Sport 2009

Framework 7 (Science and Society) “EPOCH: Ethical Expertise and Public Policy: The Case of Human Enhancement) 0

Applied Ethics and Moral Theory Seminar Series 0

Rugby Spectators’ Perceptions of Un/Professional Sporting Conduct 0

Visiting Professor, Olympic Chair Henri de Baillet Latour/Jaques, University of Ghent and Universitie Catholique de Louvain

Visiting Professor, Sports Ethics, Hunan University, China

New Zealand Erskine Fellow (Funded Visiting Professor), University of Canterbury

Fellow, European College of Sport Science

Editor in Chief, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy

Series Edtior, Ethics and Sports , Routledge 25 Volumes

Editorial Board Membership, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport

Editorial Board Membership, European Physical Education Review

Editorial Board Membership, Leisure studies

International Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, International Journal of Sport and Health Sciences

Editorial Board Membership, Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education

Editorial Board Membership, Performance Enhancement and Health

Guest Editor, International Journal of Sports Policy (with B. M. J. Houlihan)

Guest Editor, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice (with T. Schramme)

Guest Editor, European Journal of Sport Science, p44

Guest Editor, Professional Ethics, p.156 (with S. Dixon-Drewe)

Guest Editor, Journal of Philosophy of Education, p.209 (with D. Bridges)

External Committee Service, Swiss National Sciences Foundation

External Committee Service, Economic and Social Research Council

External Committee Service, Flanders Research Foundation

External Committee Service, Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

External Committee Service, Wellcome Trust: Research Foundation

External Committee Service, Various International Professorial Appointment Committees

Academic Member, Peer Review College, Economic and Social Research Council

UNESCO: Working Group Member/Moderator, MINEPS V: Commission 3 (Sport Integrity and Anti Corruption)

Group of Experts (Anti Doping), European Commission

Member, Cardiff & Vale National Health Trust, Organ Donation Committe

Member, UK Sport Social Research Advisory Group

Member, Cardiff & Vale National Health Trust, Clinical Ethics Committee

Member, Cardiff and Vale National Health Trust, Clinical Effectiveness

Founding Vice Chair, European Philosophy of Sport Association

External Examiner, MSc Medical Ethics and Law, Bristol University

Member, Scientific Committee, European College of Sport Science

Executive Member, European College of Sport Science

Founding Chair, British Philosophy of Sport Association

Member, Football Association Steering Group, Ethics and Sports Equity

External Examiner , BA Sport Development, University of Reading

Executive Member, International Council for Sport Science and Physical Education