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Policy Relay: How Affirmative Consent Went from Controversy to Convention.
- Source :
- Sociological Perspectives; Dec2022, Vol. 65 Issue 6, p1117-1143, 27p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This article analyzes how a formerly mocked policy idea became a widespread solution. Through content analysis of newspaper articles and legal documents, I develop a framework that extends timelines of social movement influence, expands the range of actors and locations of mobilization, and traces how activists frame policy ideas over time: the policy relay. This framework allows for an analysis of how opponents unintentionally advanced the reform process in 1993 by turning its originators into laughingstocks. Anti-rape advocates eventually reformulated the policy in 2014. This time, the origin was removed from the story, presenting a concise narrative that credited politicians and college administrators, rather than activists, for the reform. By tracing the ideas of a movement, rather than focusing on organizations or public protests, I uncover a complicated process of social change, where consequential actors work across different settings to ignite reforms and strategically remove controversial aspects from narratives of social change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07311214
- Volume :
- 65
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Sociological Perspectives
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159809761
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/07311214221100836