Table 1 The three layers of power in policy-making
From: The role of power in health policy dialogues: lessons from African countries
Type of power | Focus | Policy concept |
|---|---|---|
Relational (transitive and intransitive) | Achievement of policy outcomes by agents’ interaction | Policy innovation |
Dispositional | Positioning of agents in arrangements mediated by rules and resources | Policy arrangements |
Structural | Structuring of arrangements mediated by orders of signification, domination and legitimization | Political modernization |