Uddin, ‘Conducting transgender research with Rohingya hijra participants’, 2025
- Category: Literature
- Source: Academic
- Subject: Gender Identity, Refugee/Asylum
- Place: Asia, Other
- Year: 2025
- File: Conducting transgender research with Rohingya hijra participants reflections on methodological and ethical considerations
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2025.2474045
K. A. Uddin, ‘Conducting transgender research with Rohingya hijra participants: reflections on methodological and ethical considerations’, 2025 Development in Practice, 1–18
ABSTRACT
In Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees who defy traditional gender norms face harsh conditions due to transphobia within the socio-religious intersections of the refugee camps. To understand their vulnerabilities, researchers must use culturally sensitive and secure methodologies. An intersectional approach may offer insights but understanding the host country’s context and reflecting on the research purpose and consequences are essential. Drawing from ethnographic fieldwork with transgender Rohingya refugees conducted between 2022 and 2023, this paper discusses ethical and methodological concerns for researchers in transgender studies within Bangladesh. It provides guidelines for addressing contextual, methodological, and ethical issues, aiding responsible research conduct in the Southern context. This paper emphasises that the Southern conception of transgender is influenced by sociocultural factors, shaping both its epistemological and ontological dimensions. Therefore, researchers should employ a situational ethical protocol when designing the research.
KEYWORDS:Â Transgender Rohingya research, ethics of transgender research, Bangladesh, trauma-informed approach, hijra