The purpose of this paper is to offer a typology to define and characterize what types of generic subsystemic positions the political actors of the dominant coalitions adopt before processes (latent, potential or ongoing) of substantive changes, in order to define their characteristics, and propose their use for an analysis of the dynamics of public policies based on three spheres of analysis (mechanisms, subsystem and narrative positions) to better explain the role and influence of actors and their resources in these complex processes. It proposes a typology of four logics of change operation: a) homeostatic response to shocks; b) of continuity and contention; c) strategic improvement for learning, promotion or innovation; and d) thermostatic adjustments. The identified logics are defined as the subsystemic attitudes, or response posture that are used as own and common by the actors organized in the dominant coalition, to address the dynamics of the policies (either under a reactive logic or as a development process). Thanks to them (in addition to reducing controversy and potential uncertainties by reinforcing the regime) all political actors (including those of the minority coalitions) conceive their role in the process of change (or in the midst of processes marked by stability), their potential scope and the development of strategies.