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. 2003
  2. Published

    Taking the Islam out of it

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2003, In: Naqd. 5, p. 24-50 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  3. 2006
  4. Published

    ZIRZAMIN: Hip Hop i den Islamiske Republik

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2006, Mellemøstens ansigter: modernitet og identitet i det moderne Mellemøsten. Simonsen, J. B. (ed.). Birkerød: historie-nu.dk, p. 82-115

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

  5. 2008
  6. Published

    Reviewing and Redefining the Student Movement in the Islamic Republic of Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2008, In: Humanization of Education. 1, p. 85-97 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  7. Published

    State of mind, state of order: Reactions to ethnic unrest in the Islamic Republic of Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 23 Dec 2008, In: Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism. 8, 3, p. 481-501

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. 2009
  9. Published

    All Eyes on Iran: the Nuclear Ambitions of a People and a President

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, In: Intelligence and National Security. 24, 5

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. 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

  11. Published

    Persisk E-Samizdat: Internetmedier i den islamiske republik Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, Globale Medier i Verdens Brændpunkter: Religion, politik og kultur. Galal, E. & Thunø, M. (eds.). København: Museum Tusculanum

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

  12. 2010
  13. Published

    The Minority Issue: Nationalism and Ethnic Identity in Iran after Khomeini

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2010, Museum Tusculanum. 200 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportPh.D. thesisResearch

  14. 2011
  15. Published

    Roots of Resentment: Oil, Spatial Politics and Urban Violence in Abadan, 1942

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2011.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

  16. 2012
  17. 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

  18. Published

    National Unity, Ethnic Diversity and the Islamic Republic of Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2012.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

  19. 2013
  20. Published

    Tærskelmagt

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2013, Mellemøstens Nye Verden: Syrien, Egypten, Iran, Israel, Palæstina, Tyrkiet, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mali, regionens fremtid. Kjersgaard, C. B. & Andersen, L. E. (eds.). København: Ræson

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

  21. 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

  22. Published

    Narrating Ethnic Violence in Abadan: the 1946 Strike

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 13 Feb 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Unity Within Diversity, Pluralism Without Tolerance: Security and Ethnic Minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2 Mar 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    The World's Biggest Refinery and the Second World War: Khuzestan, Oil and Security

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 1 Jul 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

  25. 2014
  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 2015
  29. Published

    Tribal Hands and Ethnic Votes: Ethnicity, Regionalism and Elections in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2015, In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 38, 14, p. 2534-2550 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. 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

  31. Published

    Abadan: Oil City Dreams and the Nostalgia for Past Futures in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 16 Feb 2015

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationResearch

  32. Published

    When Iran's Abadan was Capital of the World

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 18 Feb 2015

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationResearch

  33. Published

    Abadan: Unfulfilled Promises of Oil Modernity and Revolution in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 26 Feb 2015

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationResearch

  34. 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

  35. 2016
  36. 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

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