While some believe metagovernance to be the role of the state which is assumed to want to steer actors in a particular direction, it can "potentially be exercised by any resourceful actor" who wishes to influence the governing process.
尽管一些人认为元治理是由國家行使的角色，假設應引导行为者通向一个特定方向，然而它能“潜在的被任何有资源的行为者行使”，这些行为者希望影响管理过程。