“…Alongside forprofit firms and businesses, "primacy and legitimacy" are given to non-governmental, voluntary, and philanthropic organizations (Ball, 2016, p. 560). More specifically, the involvement of philanthropists and their foundations is emphasized in the current international literature (Ball & Junemann, 2012;Ferris, Hentschke, & Harmssen, 2007;Kolleck, 2017;Lubienski, 2014;Lubienski, Brewer, & La Londe, 2016;Olmedo, 2013;Reckhow & Snyder, 2014;Scott, 2009;Thümler, 2011). These analyses critically study philanthropic strategies and tactics to influence education policy, prominently engaging in (supra-)national networks.…”