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Policy Relay: How Affirmative Consent Went from Controversy to Convention
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
|---|---|
| Author | Malae, Katelyn Rose |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| 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. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/07311214221100836?download=true |
| Starting Page | 1117 |
| Ending Page | 1143 |
| Page Count | 27 |
| ISSN | 07311214 |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Volume Number | 65 |
| Journal | Sociological Perspectives (SPX) |
| e-ISSN | 15338673 |
| DOI | 10.1177/07311214221100836 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications CA |
| Publisher Date | 2022-06-20 |
| Publisher Place | Los Angeles |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © The Author(s) 2022 |
| Subject Keyword | college campuses social problems social change social movements sexual violence |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Sociology and Political Science |
