Purpose

This paper explores the importance of building trust and rapport with participants using gatekeepers and insider-outsider dynamics in accessing vulnerable research participants in the Global South.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper draws data from a qualitative case study conducted in Sattola slum in Dhaka.

Findings

Findings suggest that access to participants can be gained through building rapport and trust with participants. A trusting relationship further helps the researcher to explore the processes of social exclusion experienced by the participants.

Originality/value

Few studies is published on female researchers building trust with vulnerable research participants negotiating gatekeepers and their subjectivity in the field. The paper contributes original insights into this from fieldwork carried out by a middle-class female researcher in Dhaka. It raises important issues in securing the trust of participants when they are part of disadvantaged, exploited or generally vulnerable populations.

中文翻译：

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谈判看门人和地位，以建立信任以接触全球南方的城市贫民

目的

本文探讨了在使用“守望者”和“局内人-局外人”动态与参与者建立信任和融洽关系中访问全球南方脆弱研究参与者的重要性。

设计/方法/方法

本文从在达卡的萨图拉贫民窟进行的定性案例研究中得出数据。

发现

研究结果表明，可以通过与参与者建立融洽关系和信任来获得与参与者的联系。信任的关系可以进一步帮助研究人员探索参与者经历的社会排斥过程。

创意/价值

很少有研究发表关于女性研究者与脆弱的研究参与者建立信任关系并与看门人进行谈判以及他们在该领域的主观性的研究。这篇论文是由达卡的一位中产阶级女性研究人员进行的田野调查提供的独到见解。当参与者成为处境不利，被剥削或普遍脆弱的人群的参与者时，这在确保参与者的信任方面提出了重要问题。