About five years ago, I chanced upon a series of eye-opening discussions on social justice with a friend that made me realize that pretty much all I had assumed till then was fundamentally flawed.

I have never really wanted to “rock the boat” and although I have always said what I felt was needed to say, I never saw it as a way to be “challenging”

I could have been the biggest fan in the world of the SDGs. But I peeked behind the curtain… will you?

Martin Kirk at The Rules tells his personal story to Joe Brewer of his experience of the development sector, of how he realised he was part of the problem and how he moved away from the norms that dominate the industry.

‘When it clicked’ is a series of personal stories from people working in ‘international development’ who are challenging its dominant narratives.

Two years ago I quit my dream job working as the head of communications and campaigns for the Australian arm of an international anti-poverty organisation. It took me a while to work up the courage to quit, and it’s taken me even longer to really understand the reasons why I...