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. 2013
  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 2014
  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 2015
  10. 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

  11. Published

    Abadan: Unfulfilled Promises of Oil Modernity and Revolution in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 26 Feb 2015

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationResearch

  12. 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

  13. 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

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