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.

本文分析了一个以前被嘲笑的政策理念如何成为一种广泛的解决方案。通过对报纸文章和法律文件的内容分析，我开发了一个框架，该框架扩展了社会运动影响的时间线，扩大了行动者的范围和动员地点，并追溯了活动家如何随着时间的推移构建政策思想：政策中继。该框架允许分析反对者如何在 1993 年无意中推动改革进程，将其发起者变成笑柄。反强奸倡导者最终在 2014 年重新制定了该政策。这一次，故事的起源被删除了，呈现了一个简洁的叙述，将改革归功于政客和大学管理人员，而不是活动家。通过追踪运动的想法，而不是关注组织或公众抗议，