Table 1.

Actor lifeworlds: a framework for contributing reasons for practices of power in actor interfaces formed in a policy process

Broad categories of lifeworlds	Relationships of power	Personal life concerns or characteristics	Social/cultural/ideological standing or worldviews
Contributory elements for each category	Organizational/ hierarchy and professional autonomy, resourcefulness; social positions or status, relations of gender, caste, class and professional expertise	Individual interests, motivation, attitude, identity, image, recognition, professional training, previous experiences, personal commitments, energy, cognitive and behavioural traits	Values, beliefs, ideologies, moral and ethical positions, organizational and cultural norms and patterns

Adapted from Long (2001).