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From Unconventional to Ordinary? The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Homogenizing Effects of International Development Cooperation
Author(s) -
Fejerskov Adam Moe
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.3149
Subject(s) - foundation (evidence) , norm (philosophy) , law and economics , field (mathematics) , sociology , state (computer science) , international development , political science , law , computer science , mathematics , algorithm , pure mathematics
Abstract The majority of the literature on new actors in development cooperation explores how these alter the field. This article presents a reverse case of how the strong homogenizing norms and principles of international development may turn an unconventional development actor into something quite conventional and more alike to well‐established actors. Drawing on insights from institutional theory, it examines organizational changes in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation from formation until today and argues that the foundation has progressed from a state of intentional isolation to one of actively engaging in and adhering to the field's norm and principle‐setting. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.