Rasmus Christian Elling

Rasmus Christian Elling

Associate Professor

Introductory remarks on publicationslist

Irans Moderne Historie (Gyldendal, 2019): The first book in Danish about Iranian history from the 19th to 21st Century based on Persian primary sources. 

Minorities in Iran: Ethnicity and Nationalism After Khomeini (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013): A pathbreaking historical and sociological study of the relationship between four ethnic minorities, Iranian nationalism and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Recent publications:


  1. Published

    On Lines and Fences: Labour, Community and Violence in an Oil City

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 1 Apr 2015, Urban Violence in the Middle East: Changing Cityscapes in the Transition from Empire to Nation-State. Freitag, U., Fuccaro, N., Ghrawi, C. & Lafi, N. (eds.). New York: Berghahn Books, p. 197-221 25 p. (Space and place, Vol. 14).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Oliebyen midt i en jazztid: Nostalgi og modernitet i Abadan

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 1 Nov 2014, In: Tidsskriftet Kulturstudier. 2, p. 24-47 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Oil, Labour and Empire: Abadan in WWII Occupied Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian & Abdul Razak, R., 2023, In: British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 50, 1, p. 142-159

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Når valg bliver til ingeniørkunst

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2008, In: Weekendavisen. p. 11 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  5. Published

    Nostalgia and the Oil City

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 1 Jun 2014, In: The Middle East in London. 10, 4, p. 13-14 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

  6. Published

    National Unity, Ethnic Diversity and the Islamic Republic of Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2012.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Narrating Ethnic Violence in Abadan: the 1946 Strike

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 13 Feb 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Minorities in Iran: Nationalism and Ethnicity after Khomeini

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 28 Jan 2013, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 276 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportBookResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Matters of Authenticity: Nationalism, Islam and Ethnic Diversity in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2012, Iran: From Theocracy to the Green Movement. Nabavi, N. (ed.). Basingstoke ; New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 79-99 20 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Magtkamp før Irans præsidentvalg

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2005, In: Dagbladet Information.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  11. Published

    Konstant undtagelsestilstand

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2007, In: Weekendavisen.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  12. Published

    Kaos op til Irans valg af præsident: Irans otte kandidater

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2005, In: Information,.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  13. Published

    Kan man ramme Iran?

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2006, In: Information,. p. 8-9

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  14. Published

    Iranske kvinder kræver indflydelse

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, In: Dagbladet Information. p. 18 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Feature articleCommunication

  15. Published

    Irans verden

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 21 Apr 2019, In: Ræson. 37

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

  16. Published

    Irans tredje vej

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2005, In: Information,. p. 9 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  17. Published

    Irans tentakler

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 1 Mar 2024, In: Udenrigs. 2024, 1, p. 74-81 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

  18. Published

    Irans moderne historie i tre bygninger

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 3 Oct 2018, Iran i historiens søgelys. Pedersen, C. V. & Hermansen, B. D. (eds.). Forlaget Orbis

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterCommunication

  19. Published

    Irans bibelske plager

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 14 Mar 2017, 8 p. Atlas Magasin.

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationCommunication

  20. Published

    Irans atomprogram: Kun diplomatiet tilbage

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2008, In: Weekendavisen. p. 10 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Feature articleCommunication

  21. Published

    Irans atomkispus

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2004, In: Jyllandsposten. p. 6 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  22. Published

    Irans Moderne Historie

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 23 Apr 2019, Gyldendal. 350 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportBookCommunication

  23. Published

    Iranian presidential elections 2009

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  24. Published

    Iranian Religious Intellectuals and the “Islamist Left”

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 3 Feb 2015, In: Dissertation Reviews. 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLiterature reviewResearch

  25. Published

    Iranian Realities

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  26. Published

    Iranere går forvirrede til valg

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 1 Mar 2012, In: Dagbladet Information.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  27. Published

    Iran: Helt særlig - og ganske almindelig

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 22 May 2016

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationCommunication

  28. Accepted/In press

    Introduction: The Transformation of Third Worldism in the Middle East

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 1 Sep 2023, (Accepted/In press) The Fate of Third Worldism in the Middle East: Iran, Palestine and Beyond. Oneworldbooks, (Radical Histories of the Middle East).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Intet nyt under den kasakhiske sol

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2005, In: Kristeligt Dagblad.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  30. Published

    Hvor bliver det iranske forår af?

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 27 Feb 2012, In: Dagbladet Information.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  31. Published

    Hverken krig eller sanktioner kan stoppe Irans atomprogram

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 4 Feb 2012, In: Dagbladet Information.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Feature articleCommunication

  32. Published

    Hellige krigere eller hemmelige lejesvende?

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, In: Dagbladet Information.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Feature articleCommunication

  33. Accepted/In press

    Fragile Solidarity: The Iranian Left and the Kurdish National Question in the 1979 Revolution

    Elling, Rasmus Christian & Mahmoudi, J., 1 Sep 2023, (Accepted/In press) The Fate of Third Worldism in the Middle East: Iran, Palestine and Beyond. Oneworldbooks, (Radical Histories of the Middle East).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Forgetting the Brethren

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  35. Published

    Fear and Loathing in Tehran: Alienation and Urban Space in 1920s Tehran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 4 Aug 2016.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Etnicitet og nationalisme

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 3 Jan 2017, Kultursociologi og kulturanalyse. Tanggaard Andersen, P. & Hviid Jacobsen, M. (eds.). København: Hans Reitzels Forlag, 18 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Ethnic Minorities and the Politics of Identity in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian & Saleh, A., 2016, In: Iranian Studies. 49, 1, p. 159-171 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Er Irans unge gået bag om dansen?

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2006, In: Politiken. 20. oktober, p. 8

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  39. Published

    Er Iran ved at blive balkaniseret?

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2006, In: Politiken. p. 5

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  40. Published

    En reformbevægelse i tvivl

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2004, In: Dagbladet Information. p. 12 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  41. Published

    En afgørende tid for Irans øverste leder

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 1 Jun 2013, In: Information.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  42. Published

    Dommedag på dagsordenen

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2005, In: Weekendavisen.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  43. Published

    Difference in Difference: Language, Geography, and Ethno-Racial Identity in Contemporary Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian & Harris, K., 12 Mar 2021, In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 44, 12, p. 2255-2281 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Den etniske faktor i Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2005, In: Information,. p. 18 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  45. Published

    Den Store Satan leverer beatet

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2006, In: Weekendavisen. 3. sektion - Kultur. p. 11

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  46. Published

    De nedtrådtes mand

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2005, In: Kristeligt Dagblad. p. 5 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  47. Published

    Charles Tripp: "The Power and the People: Paths of Resistance in the Middle East"

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 1 Dec 2014, In: Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication. 7, 3

    Research output: Contribution to journalLiterature reviewResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Bring in the Dead: Martyr Burials and Election Politics in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, In: Middle East Report.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    At lede efter solen i Tabriz

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2010, In: Carsten Niebuhr Biblioteket. 20, p. 15-22 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

  50. Published

    Assault on a Tehran university: Martyr burials and violence

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

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